On the eve of the first day of mobilization against the pension reform, the executive hardens the tone.
At the end of the Council of Ministers, this Wednesday, the government spokesman, Olivier Véran, called on opponents not to block the country, and to demonstrate peacefully.
"
Let's hope that this popular expression will not turn into a blockage
," he said.
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Social mobilization "
is a movement that corresponds to democratic expression
", judged the former Minister of Health.
A "
constitutional right that we respect and cherish
", and which does not surprise the executive: pension reforms are "
always difficult
", and each time cause major demonstrations, he recalled.
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"
What we don't want is for French people who haven't asked anyone
" to find themselves unable to go to work, on the one hand, or to take care of their children, to on the other hand, nuanced Olivier Véran.
"
Block the country, the daily life of the French, no
", he hammered, establishing a difference between "
social action
" and "
blocking
".
“
The blockage is not the logical continuation of a social movement
”, and the government will deploy significant means to secure the demonstrations and avoid overflows, recalled the spokesperson.
This speech comes as the announcements of the SNCF and the RATP suggest a Thursday for the less complicated in transport.
“
It will be a very, very strong mobilization.
It must be at the level of 1995, even 2010
, "hoped Philippe Martinez, when the boss of the PCF, Fabien Roussel, called for gathering "
one million
" people in the streets of France, Thursday.
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The authorities, for their part, have been increasing the warnings for a few days, calling on the trade unions to “
responsibility
” to avoid blocking the country.
"
There is a right to strike, to demonstrate, but it is also important not to penalize the French
," said Elisabeth Borne at the end of last week.
"
I hope that this does not result in blockages of the country, there are plenty of people who want to continue to work, to live, and we can express opposition without blocking the country
", repeated this weekend the minister Labor, Olivier Dussopt.
To see if these calls will be heard on Thursday.