A key meeting for the left parties. The Nupes launched a call to demonstrate this Sunday, in Paris. A long-awaited social mobilization “against the high cost of living and climate inaction”, but also a political meeting that must show the unity of the left against Emmanuel Macron. But, who will respond present, while the Nupes wait for the widest possible demonstration?
On the side of the political parties, in addition to LFI, socialists and environmentalists responded favorably to the rebel leader’s call. This is also the case for the communists, even if the decision was made last week and their leader, Fabien Roussel, will not be present.
The same in the EELV, since Yannick Jadot prefers not to go out on the street on Sunday, believing in Release that the “priority must be to build the social movement with the unions”.
disorganized unions
As for the unions, the CGT, FSU and Sud-Solidaires refused to participate in the march, believing that their slogan had nothing to do with their fight for a wage increase.
On the other hand, CGT Commerce, CGT Energie Île-de-France and 700 trade unionists such as CGT General Secretary Céline Verzeletti have announced their participation.
About sixty personalities from the cultural world, including the recent Nobel Prize for Literature Annie Ernaux, also called for a parade.
The optimistic rebels
Despite the absence of certain personalities and unions, the Insoumis want to be optimistic.
“It is not just the LFI march, we are all the forces of the left and ecology united,” said the LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis Aurélie Trouvou on BFMTV this Saturday. “You’ll see, tomorrow there will be a kind of Popular Front in the street,” she proclaims.
“This march corresponds to the demands of society. I think there will be a lot of people”, also declares the LFI deputy for Essonne Antoine Léaument at our microphone.
Between the lack of fuel and the cumbersome presence of Mélenchon
Supply difficulties at many petrol stations, still in progress this weekend, however, risk complicating travel, while LFI has chartered buses to gather as many activists as possible in Paris on Sunday.
Another potential reason for the discouragement of those who wanted to take to the streets on Sunday: the executive’s appeal to 49-3 on Monday to vote on the budget.
Finally, the impression that the march, organized at the behest of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is just a window dressing for its leader could pose a problem.
“I invite those who think that it is the march of Jean-Luc Mélenchon to come because the more there are, the more the popular march to which we aspire will be”, launches the LFI deputy for Paris Rodrigo Arenas.
“I hope that everyone has the decency to unite beyond the divisions,” he asks, however, then.
According to an AFP police source, 30,000 protesters are expected, including a radical bloc. In addition to Paris, demonstrations are planned in other cities of the country.
Source: BFM TV
