Strike of Thursday, January 19: the government gives itself four days to (de) mobilize

Emmanuel Macron's troops know only too well that there are few reforms as unpopular as the one presented by the government on pensions.

As evidenced by this Renaissance deputy expecting to "be yelled at" by going to the market on Saturday;

or his colleagues already fearing damage to their office hours.

And yet, their leader, Aurore Bergé, urged them behind closed doors at their weekly meeting on Tuesday: “The debate on pensions must enter families.

“Paradoxical?

This is however the strategy of the executive to try to counter the union slogans, ahead of the day of strike and demonstration on Thursday.

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