The left is “united” and will be ready “in the coming days to mobilize together” against the pension reform, says the first secretary of the PS Olivier Faure in an interview with Release Wednesday night. While the pension reform will be presented to the French on January 10, Olivier Faure considers that “the risk” for Nupes’ allies “is that of withdrawal, of ‘everyone at home’.”
“We have to open a new sequence, start the mobilization against the lowering of the legal retirement age”, he explains, assuring that “we are united. In the discussions that I have with each other, I see everyone’s path”.
“We can roll back the government”
“Common battles, participation in social movements, will contribute to bringing positions closer. In the fight for pensions we will be in the same trench,” he says, while the alliance partners will meet on Thursday to tune their violins. the question.
“In the next few days,” he continues, “we will be ready to mobilize together. We can push back the government that has already pushed back on unemployment insurance”, adds the First Secretary.
If the unions have not yet announced any date for the demonstration, Philippe Martínez, head of the CGT, warned on BFMTV that “important mobilizations” will take place “starting this month of January.” CFDT, CFTC and Force Ouvrière: all the unions also say that they are ready to mobilize in case of postponement of the legal age of departure.
In favor of retirement at 60
Regarding the idea of a retirement at 60 years of age at a full rate for everyone after forty years of contribution, as indicated in the Nupes agreement, it specifies that all Nupes formations are “in the process of returning to work on what will be our project common”.
“The debate is not yet settled,” he explains, but he is inclined to “go back to 60 years but without touching the contribution period.”
Olivier Faure, who defends the idea of a common candidacy of the left for the 2027 presidential elections, first wants “a coalition project that unites us.”
“From the month of February, if the deputies renew their trust in me, I will participate in large thematic conventions that will allow us to present our proposals to strengthen the project of the left and respond to the concerns of the French,” he specified.
Source: BFM TV
