While all the health signals show the start of a fifth epidemic wave in France, many are wondering about the conditions in which the end-of-year celebrations will take place.
Guest of the 20 hours of TF1, the LFI candidate for the presidential election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, urged the government to reinstate the possibility of being tested for free.
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For now, those who are vaccinated, you can take the test for free, but if you are not, you cannot do it ... but who cares who is vaccinated or not, what we want to know is who is sick or not,
”said the member for Bouches-du-Rhône on Wednesday evening. And to add that "
for the quality of our relations, (
it is necessary)
so that each one takes its responsibility
".
The non-reimbursement of PCR tests was announced by the President of the Republic during his speech on July 12, and implemented since mid-October.
And this, to no longer resort to comfort PCRs and encourage the French to be vaccinated.
If the LFI leader wants the removal of the health pass, he also reiterated his proposal for a moratorium on the closure of hospital beds.
"
We must stop, we have already closed 13,000 and 5,000 [beds] in the crisis
."
Relaunching "youth jobs"
Jean-Luc Mélenchon took the opportunity to present his first proposals in the economic field, notably by taking up the “youth employment” system set up under the Jospin era.
“
It's 300,000 people.
It is a revival of popular consumption, and which in stages will revive economic activity,
”he said.
The candidate recalled his proposal to increase the minimum wage to 1400 euros.
And no longer have a retirement below that level.
Another proposal, all students would get an allowance of 1000 euros
"on condition that they are not tax-related to their parents".
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In a context of rising commodity prices, and where the issue of purchasing power has become an issue of this pre-campaign, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has finally pleaded for a blocking of essential products, "
while 'it is necessary
'.
And to further tax energy suppliers.