A question on the front page of Opinion. Yesterday, Wednesday, the unions recorded a new mobilization success. A million 270,000 demonstrators throughout France, according to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 2 and a half million according to the unions. In any case, more than January 19. ” Between the executive, the demonstrators and the public, who will be able to convince that he will not back down? asks the liberal daily.
“ Pensions: the showdown hardens », point The echoes on the front page. ” If the government has lost the battle of public opinion, if it has to concede that that of the street is well conducted, it engages in that of Parliament, reports the economic daily. It will be long, difficult, but whatever happens, including if necessary with a 49.3, it will go to its end, ensure The echoes. ‘It will happen’, hammers the executive. (…) The emboldened unions promise to prolong the showdown. (…) And in the end, what happens? Dissatisfied French people versus a text voted by the elected representatives of the people. Two clashing legitimacies, and a hope on the government side: that its steamroller will eventually tire the demonstrators. »
More grain to grind?
For Le Figarothe pension reform must pass… “ The extent of the processions is a satisfaction for the unions, but it is not a surprise; and it should not weigh on the resolve of the executive. “However, recognizes Le Figaro“ if the images of Tuesday will not bend the government, they are obviously not without effect on the opinion. And therefore on the parliamentarians who will become the first actors in the new stage of this debate on pensions. Even for members of the majority, it is always uncomfortable to feel against the grain of opinion. The temptation to make concessions can then surface. But the executive having already consented to all possible inflections to obtain a theoretical agreement from the Republicans upstream, there is no longer any grain to grind, ensures Le Figaro, when the reform begins its parliamentary journey. »
The anger will still rise?
No, retort Release. ” Anger mounts and the executive continues to look elsewhere. (…) The movement is therefore not weakening, quite the contrary. And this growing anger could well undermine the fragile majority that supports this project in the National Assembly. The Renaissance and even LR elected officials do not all have a finger on the seam of the pants, they clearly perceive this fury which rises from their constituency and which could harm them. Admittedly, no election, with the exception of the European ones in 2024, is looming in the short and medium terms, and that is what Emmanuel Macron is playing on. He thinks he is calm, but the gap continues to widen between him and the rest of the country. »
For Humanity, “ it is high time to withdraw the bill if the Élysée and Matignon want to avoid a much stronger social explosion. (…) Retiring at 64 is the last straw, after the sacrifices of the Covid, the contempt for the yellow vests and the inflation that eats away at daily life. On good terms… »
And now ?
” One thing is suresigh La Croix: the positions are frozen as ever. We do not see the beginning of the beginning of a possibility of conciliation. Elisabeth Borne closed the door to any discussion on the most disputed point. Raising the legal age to 64 ‘is not negotiable’. It makes you wonder if there is another way to approach a pension reform than by staying straight in your boots. And now ? », wonders The cross. “Except to imagine a radicalization of the street – which is never desirable – it is in Parliament that the rest will be played out. However, despite the support of the Republicans, it would be wrong to consider that the majority is acquired. »
” The tension can only rise in the coming weeksconsiders for his part La Charente Libre, and the parliamentary debate could stir up the fight more than it sheds light on the issues. Elisabeth Borne goes back to the front line tomorrow Thursday on France 2 and Monday at the rostrum of the Assembly. Its leeway is small between arrangements for women’s retirement, long careers and the employment of seniors. His political capital is no thicker. About fifty Republican deputies hold in their vote the future of the reform, that of the Prime Minister and their own survival. »