- Jean-Luc Mélenchon and François Ruffin were in a joint meeting in Amiens, on the 43rd day of mobilization against the government project.
- The two rebellious deputies demanded the withdrawal of the text on pensions.
- The boss of LFI accused the government of favoring the establishment of a funded pension.
From our journalist in Amiens,
An astonishing cover of "I will survive" in Picard is taken up by an already very warm room. Around 7 p.m., several hundred people gathered in the Valentin-Hauy room in Amiens to hear Jean-Luc Mélenchon and François Ruffin. The boss of La France insoumise and the deputy for the Somme spent the day side by side in the "little Venice of the North", on the 43rd day of mobilization against the pension reform.
After haranguing the striking railway workers during an assembly on the forecourt of the station and then participating in the demonstration in the streets of the city against the government's plan, the two elected officials held a joint meeting. Arrived in the room, François Ruffin dodges the questions. "I can't be there, I don't have time," he said, fleeing.
"Ruffin is inscribed in the future of the left of this country"
The local elected official is more talkative on stage, a few minutes later, welcoming the presence of the leader of the rebellious. “Thank you Jean-Luc because as soon as I asked him to come to Amiens against the pension reform and support the list [of union of the left for the municipal ones]“ Amiens, c'est l'tien! ”, He said answered present ". The editor of Fakir continues. “Jean-Luc is one of the men who makes politics less arid. There is a lot that can be said about Jean-Luc's temperament, but it makes politics invigorating ”.
In the process, the interested party returns the favor. “There was a banner today on BFM, the enemy brothers… Brothers, it's not bad, but enemies, why do that? ". The tribune made the audience laugh at the supposed rivalry between the two rebels. "You folks here are lucky to have this man as an MP ... The thing they thought he might be able to do with me, because of my mistakes, or because of my age. This thing, it will never stop. Because the next generation is here […] Ruffin is part of the future of the left in this country ”.
The rebellious denounce a "forceful passage" of the government
After the courtesies, the mobilization against the pension reform. Standing on the stage, leaves in hand, François Ruffin denounces "a passage in force" of the government. "Who is running the country and for whom are we running the country?" Is it normal that Black Rock settles in the heart of power? "The rebellious particularly targets Emmanuel Macron, a native of Amiens, a" man alone in the hands of the financial powers ", and adds:" It is therefore not only a social struggle it is also a democratic struggle: is it that a man, alone, elected, can do what he wants for five years? "
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, gets up from his chair, takes over, also targeting the head of state. “Now the choice is as follows: each for himself or all together. This is the question that is raised in the pension debate ”. Visibly fit, despite a hoarse voice, the tribune amused the room. “They invented the point system. The points give the same rights to everyone, and blablabla (…) They thought they would cheat us, but we have seen it, "he launched, accusing the government of favoring the establishment of a funded retirement.
The two elected officials once again ask for the text to be withdrawn
“In this law there is an article on how they are going to encourage pension funds everywhere. You will all lose, all you will lose! You will know how much you will buy the points, but you will not know how much you will sell them, "he adds, once again asking that the text be removed. Despite a declining mobilization, after six weeks of social conflict, Jean-Luc Mélenchon remains hopeful. "I am told is it can yield, I answer" bah yes, it has yielded 10 billion to "yellow vests" ".
At the end, the room is obviously conquered. Romane, 18, “yellow vest” on the back, sums up. “Mélenchon, you don't always see it on days here in Amiens. It is a great support for the pensions, but also for the municipal ones. If we can win in the city of Emmanuel Macron, it will be symbolic ”.
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