All means seem good to make the executive back down.
As its secretary general, Sébastien Menesplier, told journalists on Monday, the CGT Federation of Mines and Energy (FNME-CGT) is considering targeted cuts against elected officials who will support pension reform.
“
We are going to see those who want to support her, we are going to take care of them.
We are going to see them in their hotlines, we are going to talk to them, and then if by chance they do not understand the world of work, we will target them in the sighs that we will be able to organize
, ”he said during a meeting at the CGT headquarters in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis).
“
We will be vigilant so as not to have any collateral damage, the objective
The mode of action is not new, and has already been used in 2019, again against pension reform.
The union then demanded voluntary power cuts, depriving tens of thousands of homes.
According to Philippe Martinez, his organization was even ready to “
amplify this kind of method
” in the future.
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Directly targeted, several political figures reacted quickly to denounce these threats.
On France Info on Monday, the leader of the majority deputies, Aurore Bergé, declared that "
intimidation and threats have no place in democracy
".
On the same set the next morning, Xavier Bertrand denounced "
pressure
" and "
intimidation
".
"
Not only is this unacceptable, but it is illegal, and if such practices are carried out, I ask the government to take the necessary sanctions
," he said.
"Make an impression"
“
It is a threat which is unacceptable in a democracy
”, also estimated the president of the Republicans, Éric Ciotti, at the microphone of BFMTV.
"
In a democracy, everyone speaks, it's Parliament that decides, it's not blockages, it's not hostage
-taking," he continued.
Invited on LCI, the ecologist Sandrine Rousseau, for her part, held a somewhat different speech.
Without being totally in favor of it, the MP mentioned “
a method which aims to make an impression
”.
And to justify: “
In this case, I think that the anger is mounting against this pension reform which is useless, and they are using all the measures which are within their reach.
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