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On the twelfth day of the strike against the pension reform, on the political level, the blockage remains total between the unions and the French government which each camp on their positions. The assumption of end of year celebrations without public transport is becoming more and more likely.
In France, on the twelfth day of the strike against the pension reform, the mobilization is not only running out of steam, but the showdown is getting tougher, as another big day of protest is announced on Tuesday 17 December. the appeal this time from all the unions - the CFDT which demands the withdrawal of the pivotal age at 64 - while the other unions demand the outright withdrawal of the reform.
Complicated compromise
Under these conditions, the search for a compromise promises to be very complicated , even if the government does not despair of bringing the so-called “reformist” unions back to the negotiating table this week by letting out a possible negotiation on age. pivotal, the famous " age of balance " which, according to several ministers, " is not the totem of the reform ".
In the meantime, everyone is camping in a war of position and hardening the tone: the railroad workers threatening to block the trains for Christmas, while three million French people should travel for the end of year celebrations ... Inadmissible for Prime Minister Édouard Philippe who warned on Sunday, stressing " that the French would not accept that some could deprive them of this important moment ".
The executive, which is struggling to win the battle of opinion, according to a poll published on December 15, 54% of French people today support the strike - despite more than a week of blocking - against 30% who are resolutely opposed to it .
Delevoye weakened
Another difficulty for the government, the questioning of the High Commissioner for Pensions, Jean-Paul Delevoye, weakened after the revelation of multiple omissions in his declaration of interests. This incredible negligence on the part of the government's “Monsieur Retraites”, who forgot not three but thirteen terms in his declaration of interests, opens the way to accusations of “lies and conflicts of interest”.
Opposition calls for his resignation, stressing that Jean-Paul Delevoye is now out of the game despite the flawless support of Matignon and several ministers, who plead his " good faith ". Suddenly, the fate of Jean-Paul Delevoye may be decided on Wednesday as the college of the High Authority for the transparency of public life meets. If it were to decide to take legal action, its maintenance in government would of course be complicated.
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