"It's a real political question, in terms of neutrality and respect for the convictions of fellow citizens, of citizens who, for some, are opposed (to the reform), (for) others in favor, estimated Mr. Dussopt on BFMTV and RMC.
The mayor (PS) of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced Thursday that she joined the call launched by the boss of the PCF Fabien Roussel to symbolically close the town halls on January 31 in solidarity with the mobilization against the pension reform.
Certain public services will remain open, such as civil status "but the Paris City Hall will be + solidarity town hall + on the 31st, in solidarity with the social movement, the situation is much too serious", she added, believing that the reform of the government was "unjust and unjustified".
"I have a bit of the feeling that the mayor of Paris is confusing municipal services with an annex of the Socialist Party", mocked Olivier Dussopt, a former member of the PS.
The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, January 16, 2023 in Paris © Ludovic MARIN / AFP
He mentioned a "moral or political" problem since "among Parisians (...), all those who are not opposed to it will be deprived of access to public services to which they are entitled, because political commitment" of their mayor.
Other municipalities have joined this movement of "solidarity town halls", such as that of Bonneuil-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne).
The LFI mayor of Faches-Thumesnil (North), Patrick Proisy, for his part announced on Twitter that the hours of strike of the agents of his city would not be counted from 2:00 p.m., "so that they can go to the afternoon at the demonstration in Lille".
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