Formula widely shared on the front page of the French press this morning, ” an iron hand “, in reference, of course, to the pension reform, the day after the very successful day of mobilization in the streets of France against the said reform.
The echoes, The Parisian, The cross, Humanityit makes you wonder if the French dailies have not given themselves the word to hoist, in fact, this formula, which on their front page, which in the title of interior pages, like Le Figaro.
More than a million demonstrators, by the admission of the public authorities, even two million according to the unions, from north to south, from east to west, to say “no” to the decline in the legal age of departure from 62 to 64 years old, all generally calm… it was “ the most important demonstration of the Macron era “, highlighted Release. As this daily remarks – something rare in France – many processions in small towns “ have filled up “. And Libé also recalls that in 1995, “ the 2 million demonstrators who had ended up pushing back the Chirac-Juppé tandem, already on pensions, had been reached after several weeks of mobilization “.
In the streets of France, yesterday, we saw public and private employees parade side by side. The day was marked by strikes at school or in transport. Eight major trade union centers have announced a second day of action, next January 31st. And as, during the day, President Emmanuel Macron affirmed the “ determination “of the executive to bring about a reform” fair and responsible “, the famous standoff thus engaged installs the executive in a delicate position. “ It’s getting tough for the government », warns The Parisian. In this newspaper, a ministerial adviser admits, “ it is an extremely strong participation, do not delude yourself. One of the strongest of the last twenty years “. Especially since the reform is ” increasingly unpopular “, highlighted The Parisianand that the majority has almost no leeway to let go of ballast “. Without omitting the postponement of the retirement age to 64 years. “ Which arouses opposition even in the ranks of Macronie, where a handful of Renaissance and MoDem deputies have already made it known that as it stands, they would not vote for the reform », hammers The Parisian.
The mobilization in the streets of France, yesterday, “ proved to live up to the ambitions of its promoters “, admits Le Figaro. But if, according to this daily too, the showdown with the executive “ is just beginning (…) in the face of intimidation from the streets, the executive should have no reason to give in “. Le Figaro therefore predicts that the adoption of the reform in Parliament is almost certain “.
PS, an armchair for two
Suspense to the Socialist Party. The election of the first secretary of this party took place yesterday. It opposed the outgoing, the deputy Olivier Faure, to the mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. Who won ? At this time, because both, in the night, announced that they had won this election. In the process, a few minutes apart, their respective camps denounced “irregularities” and have already warned that they would file appeals and requests for cancellations, report the daily newspapers. The world and Le Figaro. A commission to consolidate the results must meet today, specify the sites of these two newspapers.
A “grotesque” situation, believes that of the newspaper The echoes. However, this economic newspaper explains that the identity of the winner ” could have consequences on the Nupes agreement (the left alliance), concluded in May 2022 for the legislative elections with LFI, EELV and the PCF. Olivier Faure defends his strategy of an “exclusive” left alliance, the only way, according to him, to block the right and the far right in 2027, remember The echoes. Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, more reserved on this agreement, does not hide his reluctance vis-à-vis the party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon “.
According to the latest news, about half an hour after the publication of this press review, the victory of Olivier Faure as First Secretary of the Socialist Party has been announced. Result still disputed by his opponent Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol.