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– Voting day…against the government? At 4 p.m., the National Assembly must vote on the two motions of censure proposed by the groups Libertés, Indépendants, Outre-mer et Territoires (LIOT), and Rassemblement national (RN). Issued following the outbreak of 49.3, these will determine the fate of the Borne government, and the continuation of the pension reform.
– The unions are calling for a new day of interprofessional mobilization this Thursday, March 23, everywhere in France, against the pension reform. This weekend, many mobilizations were observed all over France. 169 people were arrested on Saturday, according to the Interior Ministry.
– While the garbage collectors’ strike continues in Paris (9,600 tonnes of uncollected waste), at least until Tuesday, and extends to Rennes, and Nantes, several education unions have called for a strike , while the first day of the baccalaureate exams is held.
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11:45 a.m.
Blocked refineries: the government will not hesitate to make requisitions
The government “will not hesitate” to make requisitions if refineries are stopped by striking staff to protest against the pension reform, warns Transport Minister Clément Beaune.
“It’s a decision of last resort, but as we have done previously, as we did in October, if it were necessary, we would not hesitate to do so to avoid an economic blockage and traffic in our country”, warned the Minister of Transport on Franceinfo, referring to “one-off measures, refinery by refinery”.
11:15 a.m.
Road and oil blockages in Brittany
Several demonstrations to oppose the pension reform cause major traffic disruptions in Rennes and elsewhere in Brittany on Monday, while a major oil depot is blocked in Vern-sur-Seiche, we learned from the prefecture and the CGT. A “dead city” operation is underway this Monday in Rennes on social networks, in particular students, while Rennes has experienced very many demonstrations and also degradations, even violence, since the start of the protest against the unpopular reform of retreats.
The Rennes ring road is blocked on March 20, 2023 by demonstrators who set fire to dumpsters
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11:00
The Vaucluse prefecture limits fuel sales
The Vaucluse prefecture decided on Monday to limit fuel sales at service stations in the department, until Thursday inclusive, in order to avoid phenomena of “preventive purchases detrimental to the proper functioning” of these stations.
“Throughout the Vaucluse department, the sale and purchase of fuels (gasoline, diesel, ethanol, LPG) are limited to 30 liters for vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes and 120 liters for vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes,” the prefecture said.
10:20 a.m.
20% of flights canceled Tuesday and Wednesday at Orly and Marseille
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) asks airlines to cancel Tuesday and Wednesday 20% of their flights at Paris-Orly and Marseille-Provence, due to the strike action by air traffic controllers against the pension reform .
09:40
Eric Ciotti will not “give anything”
“I will not give in to any intimidation”, said Monday the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes and president of the Les Républicains (LR) party Éric Ciotti, the day after the stoning of his office, while denouncing the “errors” of the government which aroused the anger of the French.
09:20
The Mayor reaffirms that the regime will be balanced in 2030
The pension system will be in balance in 2030 thanks to the fight against fraud and transfers between branches of social security, repeated Monday the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire. Despite seven billion euros of “social support measures”, “I guarantee that in 2030, the pension system will be in financial balance”, assures the minister on RMC / BFM TV.
08:40
Pradié will vote for the transpartisan censure motion
The deputy Les Républicains (LR) from Lot Aurélien Pradié announces on Europe 1 that he will vote for the cross-partisan censure motion against the government.
08:20
“It’s all in the hands of the Republicans”, according to de Courson
Charles de Courson, one of the leaders of the “Liot” group in the Assembly, affirms on France Inter that “everything is in the hands of these thirty Republican deputies.
08:00
“Some employees have rage”, says Jean-Claude Mailly
While many spontaneous mobilizations were observed this weekend, is the movement escaping the unions? No, answers Jean-Claude Mailly, ex-secretary general of Force Ouvrière, guest of Franceinfo this morning. He recalls the various days of mobilization in calm, the initiatives without violence, and the day planned and declared on March 23. Without however excluding “slips”. “Some employees who are usually calm are angry and do not understand how one can be so stubborn,” he says.
07:49
Marine Le Pen denounces “the method” and “contempt”
“We are facing an extremely important reform, since it will impact millions of French people in their private lives. The government has chosen to use a legislative vehicle that is completely open to criticism and questionable, and to prevent debates” , said Marine Le Pen, on RTL this Monday morning. Asked about the declarations of this weekend by the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, she denounces the “method”, and “the contempt” of the government.
“Mathilde Panot, Marine Le Pen and Charles de Courson, allies to bring down the government and form an alternative majority”? “A clownish hitch!”, Bruno Le Maire declared to the Parisian this Saturday. Mobilized in the media to defend the pension reform, the Minister of the Economy estimated, the next day in A Sunday in politics, on France 3, that the pension reform was necessary, because of the “financial risks” which threaten the French economy.
07:30
The ring road blocked in Rennes
Fires, and motorists forced to wait. In Rennes, activists have started blocking the city’s ring road, according to local media. More axes have been targeted. The CRS charge, tear gas is used.
07:15
Macron wants to reform pensions until “the end”
In a message from the Elysée, sent to AFP this Sunday evening, President Emmanuel Macron explained that he wanted the pension reform to go to “the end of its democratic journey, with respect for all”. He assures of “the mobilization of the government so that everything is implemented” in order to “protect” the parliamentarians threatened, including Éric Ciotti, targeted by protesters.
07:00
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On the program this Monday: after 49.3, the Assembly must vote on two motions of censure, aimed at defeating the government. The day promises to be very well attended, and loaded with social mobilizations, while many trade union organizations have expressed their strong opposition to the pension reform, and the postponement of the legal retirement age to 64 years. Follow our live.