Alexis Delafontaine, edited by Laura Laplaud 07:44, May 01, 2022, modified at 07:46, May 01, 2022
Who says May 1, says traditional union demonstrations.
But this year, these parades will have a political aftertaste, between the presidential election which has just ended and the legislative elections which are looming.
Purchasing power, inflation, pensions, all the ingredients are there for a third social round.
On the occasion of Workers' Day on May 1, many demonstrations will take place all over France this Sunday.
Parades followed closely because this May 1, 2022 takes place in a very tense economic situation.
While discussions around a legislative agreement are still ongoing on the left, these demonstrations are a golden opportunity.
A strong mobilization in the street?
“We expect a lot of people, but little overflow,” say the police.
Between the rise in prices, 4.8% this month and the growth at zero rate since the beginning of the year, social protest is increasingly strong.
And this, despite the increase in the minimum wage of 72 euros, the discount of 18 cents on a liter of gasoline and the activity bonus.
Added to this is the campaign for the upcoming legislative elections.
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On the left, the opportunity is ideal.
A week after Emmanuel Macron's victory in the presidential election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants to make a show of force.
To put purchasing power back on the table and thus weaken the majority before the legislative elections.
"We must show our power of mobilization", despite the absence in the second round, confides a "rebellious".
But it is also a means of pressure on the other left formations to finally achieve a union behind the president of rebellious France.