THE ESSENTIAL
• Despite the magnitude of the trade union demonstration on Thursday, the Government does not intend to back down and presents its text to the Council of Ministers on Monday. read the article
• After a new youth demonstration in Paris on Saturday, supported by the LFI and the NPA, Jean-Luc Mélenchon called on the unions for a joint mobilization day on Saturday or Sunday. read the abstract
• The Delegate Minister of Public Accounts acknowledged, this Sunday in The Parisian, He asked the French for “an effort” and said he was “convinced that we can enrich the project”. read the abstract
• The government spokesman, Olivier Véran, is the guest of “BFM Politique” from 12 noon. See live
Jordan Bardella calls for a referendum
The president of Agrupación Nacional, Jordan Bardella, advocated this Sunday for a referendum on pension reform and assured that his party will present an alternative project.
Stating that the majority of the French oppose the measures proposed by the government, Bardella believes that “when you have this horizon in front of you, then you have to go through a referendum.”
According to the MEP, the referendum “is a way of putting this text up for debate, of winning”. He would also “avoid blocks,” he said on Twitter.
Olivier Dussopt assures that the reform “will restore maximum equality”
The Labor Minister, Olivier Dussopt, defends on Sunday at the JDD a “redistributive” pension reform intended to “restore maximum equality”.
The bill “will include the revaluation of reduced pensions for current retirees who have worked all their lives at the minimum wage, not only future ones”, who will receive “an increase in their pension of up to 100 euros per month”, explains Dussopt.
This will affect some 200,000 new retirees per year and “1.8 million current retirees”, he specifies, compared to the two million mentioned so far.
Gabriel Attal defends a project “for those who work”
Despite a “fundamental disagreement” with the unions, the delegate minister in charge of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, assured this Sunday in the parisian to be “convinced that together we can enrich the project”.
Before continuing: “Why are we doing this reform? To save our system. Who are we doing it for? Especially for those who work hard and have no other wealth than the fruit of their labor.”
Our article on Gabriel Attal’s statements can be read here.
Mélenchon calls on unions to organize a weekend rally
Following the march organized by a dozen youth organizations in Paris on Saturday, in which Jean-Luc Mélenchon participated, the latter delivers his vision of continuing the fight against pension reform.
In his blog, he calls for an “expansion” of the mobilization that would later enter its “second phase.”
Our article on Mélenchon’s participation in the Saturday procession can be read here.
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