After the record demonstrations of March 7, and a less followed day of mobilization on Saturday, the inter-union calls for an eighth day of action against the pension reform this Wednesday, the day when deputies and senators should agree on a text in the framework of a joint committee, before a vote in both chambers on Thursday.
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For the inter-union, it is a question of weighing one last time on the vote of the deputies, while the majority is not acquired in the government, which could push it to resort to the constitutional weapon of 49.3, allowing an adoption without a vote.
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At noon, the number of demonstrators rose according to the data transmitted by the prefectures to around 82,000 people in the streets against 207,000 on Tuesday March 7 and 53,700 on Saturday March 11.
For what will be the last baroud of the unions before the vote on the reform, the intelligence services expect between 650,000 and 850,000 people in the streets of France, including 50,000 to 80,000 demonstrators in the capital.
If she has her eyes riveted on the mobilization of this Wednesday and the vote on Thursday, the inter-union is already beginning to think about the aftermath.
Invited by RTL on Tuesday, the leader of the CFDT Laurent Berger again called on the elected officials to "
look at what is happening in their constituencies, and the massive opposition of citizens
".
Last week, the intersyndicale had moved the debate to the field of democratic legitimacy, considering that the lack of response from the executive to the powerful social movement constituted a "
serious democratic problem"
, which could lead to an "
explosive
" situation.
.
She had asked to be received by the President of the Republic, and, faced with his refusal, had challenged him to organize a “
citizen consultation
”.
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