Alexis Delafontaine, edited by Yanis Darras 11:50 a.m., January 3, 2023, modified at 11:50 a.m., January 3, 2023

Will the left manage to put itself in battle order in the face of pension reform?

While the project is to be officially presented next week, the four left-wing parties are struggling to coordinate, despite their desire to oppose the reform.

EELV, PCF, PS… All fear to serve as a stepping stone to the return of Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the media scene.

Pension reform will be the political objective of the year for Emmanuel Macron.

During his televised greetings speech on December 31, the President of the Republic hammered home his objective of reforming the system, "to ensure its balance in the years and decades to come". 

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But, opposite, the unions and the left are firmly opposed to the reform.

And yet, no common movement has been announced on the side of the left wing of the hemicycle.

So, of the four formations of Nupes, La France insoumise will find itself alone in the great march for the retreats of January 21.

Do not submit to Jean-Luc Mélenchon

"We will rather join an initiative of the unions", confides an elected communist to Europe 1. Same story among environmentalists and socialists, who especially want to avoid giving the impression of helping Jean-Luc Mélenchon to get back in the saddle.

Because the former rebellious leader wants to take advantage of these demonstrations against the pension reform to make people forget the Adrien Quatennens affair and establish himself again as the leader of the left alliance. 

Finally, all these parties think above all of the renewal of their governing bodies.

The Socialist Party congress pushes Olivier Faure to be very cautious until January 19.

Same problem for the communist Fabien Roussel until March.

Because all fear losing voters by giving the impression of being subjected to Jean-Luc Mélenchon.