Three months after the start of the protest, the inter-union continues to mobilize against the pension reform.
Is this the last act?
This new day of mobilization - the 12th - comes on the eve of a decisive decision for the reform carried out by Élisabeth Borne.
Both the presidential camp and the opponents of the reform are still awaiting the long-awaited decisions of the Constitutional Council, which will determine the continuation of the battle against Emmanuel Macron's flagship project.
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The “Sages” must announce Friday at the end of the day if they validate the decried project of the government, or if they censure it in part or in its entirety.
They will also judge whether the left's request for a shared initiative referendum (RIP) is admissible or not.
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The executive does not expect a strong mobilization this Thursday.
Intelligence services predict between 400,000 and 600,000 demonstrators in 270 parades across the country.
To try to contain the thugs, the Ministry of the Interior will, once again, mobilize many police forces (11,500 including 4,200 in Paris).
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The country must continue to move forward
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I will urge, for all that concerns them, the social partners to be able to return - I know that the period will still bear the traces of the disagreements of the moment - but I will do it with the spirit of harmony and the will to engage the following, whatever the decision
of the Elders.
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Among the hypotheses considered by the union staffs for the continuation of the movement, unitary demonstrations for May 1, even a large demonstration in Paris, which would bring together opponents from all over France.
The inter-union must meet Thursday evening, to prepare its reaction to the decisions of the Constitutional Council expected Friday afternoon.