A mobilization never achieved. On Thursday, according to the Interior Ministry, at least 1.1 million people demonstrated against the pension reform across France on Thursday. According to the unions, it would even be 2 million French people who would take to the streets. A manifestation of an unprecedented scale, obviously welcomed by the left. On Twitter, the coordinator of Insubordinate France, Manuel Bompard, claimed that the French had ” they showed their determination today: this is just the beginning of the fight for our pensions “, he wrote.
The president of the COR repeated it today before the finance committee: there is no economic need to reform the pension system in France.
We have shown our determination ajd: this is only the beginning of the fight for our pensions.#strike January 19 pic.twitter.com/UUvHcmJQWw
—Manuel Bompard (@mbompard) January 19, 2023
A new day of actions scheduled for January 31
The evening of the biggest social mobilization of the last 20 years “, the leader of the Insoumis Jean-Luc Mélenchon made an appointment” Saturday January 21 behind the youth organizations. For LFI deputy Clémentine Autain, this “ exceptional day “go” beyond our expectations “.
“An exceptional day, beyond our expectations. It’s the beginning of a confrontation with a government that cannot increase the taxation of the hyper-rich by 2% but asks all French people to work for 2 more years.” #strike January 19 pic.twitter.com/hdlgkBM43s
— Clementine Autain (@Clem_Autain) January 19, 2023
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Before ” the great success “demonstrations, the former ecological candidate for the presidency Yannick Jadot estimated that Emmanuel Macron” he must listen to the massive opposition of the French to his deeply unjust project and renounce it “. ” it’s just the beginning, let’s keep fighting! launched the new head of EELV Marine Tondelier.
2 million protesters! Great success of the mobilization against the pension reform. president@EmmanuelMacronThe massive opposition of the French to their profoundly unjust project must be heard and renounced! https://t.co/SbXYgMGw1s
—Yannick Jadot (@yjadot) January 19, 2023
Beyond that, the next day of action announced by the unions on January 31 is also approaching: One thing is certain, we will be there again on January 31 to face the government and its reform ” promised PCF National Secretary Fabien Roussel.
” This mobilization is historic, we will fight until the end “, promised the Socialist Party, saying ” not in the Borne-Ciotti reform “, referring to the Republican president’s support for the reform desired by Emmanuel Macron and the prime minister.
Source : Le JDD
