From 400,000 to 600,000 demonstrators are expected throughout France for the 14th day of mobilization against pension reform, Tuesday June 6. The unions, who still want to believe in a victory for the opponents of the reform, intend to mobilize massively, two days before the examination in the Assembly of a bill to repeal the measure on the decline in the age of departure. After months, difficult to remobilize, but the anger is present.
We are at the midpoint of appeasement. Halfway through 100 days that Emmanuel Macron gave himself to convince and regain the momentum of the nation “, according to his speech of April 17, the President of the Republic will always be at the forefront in slogans and reviews this Tuesday in the processions.
The distrust aroused by the forced passage of the reform in the Assembly via article 49.3 of the constitution is always important. According to an Ifop poll, 57% of French people support the mobilization on Tuesday.
On the other hand, the movement seems to have died down. Pan concerts have become rarethe strike days became less frequent – the last date May 1. After more than a month, it’s not easy to remobilize, we whisper in some unions. Although many French people support the movement, there is a certain weariness among the opponents of the text after more than four months of historic mobilization which have not however succeeded in preventing the adoption of the text. : not everyone will demonstrate tomorrow.
Many French people are now tired and no longer hope for anything from the mobilizations against the pension reform, despite their opposition to it
The organizations still hope for a strong mobilization. For the intersyndicale, the challenge is twofold: to maintain the hope of a victory over the pension reform and to register for the longer term before the summer break. If the unit has not yet paidit offers new perspectives to trade unions.
A massive police force in the face of the fears of the executive
The inter-union intends to mobilize massively: “ Nothing is written in advance “Said Sophie Binet, secretary general of the CGT, still wanting to believe in a victory for opponents of the pension reform. For its part, the executive fears new excesses during the procession, so the route of the demonstrators will be under close surveillance.
It is in Paris that the mobilization must be the most important: up to 70,000 demonstrators expected between the Invalides and the Place d’Italie, in the heart of the capital. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced 4,000 police and gendarmes mobilized in Paris, as many as during the last rallies. 11,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized throughout France, according to Laurent Nuñez.
The Minister of the Interior who fears the arrival of ” members of the ultra-left from Germany, Spain or Italy “, or a thousand “ of radical elements “, according to the intelligence services, which could well create overflows. On March 7, already, violence had marred the Parisian demonstration.
So to avoid further damage, the Ministry of the Interior has already pronounced “ 17 administrative exclusions from the territory “.
Throughout France, 250 gatherings are announced. In big cities like Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, but also in medium-sized cities.
The parliamentary opposition warns against “ a new denial of democracy »
The parliamentary opposition warns of a risk “ increased anger and violence “. In a column published in the newspaper The world Monday, June 5, several left-wing deputies warn: we must “ an unbiased vote ” to the National Assembly to avoid “ a new denial of democracy “.
Because the Assembly could examine Thursday, June 8 a bill from the Liot group aimed at reversing the controversial measure raising the retirement age to 64.
While the oppositions have almost their parliamentary appeals and the first decrees for the application of the law have been published, there is no question of giving in to depression on the side of Nupes, in particular: the battle continues, explains the deputy France insoumise , William Martinet.
“The objective is to say that the French will not abandon this battle”, it will be “Captain Haddock’s band-aid”, and “the Macronists are in the process of making an anti-democratic drift”, criticizes LFI MP William Martinet
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