LFI deputy François Ruffin thinks that the battle for pensions will not be played out in Parliament but “
in the country
”, leading to “
a revolt
” or, in the event of failure of the opponents, to “
lasting disgust
”.
On the eve of the kick-off before the National Assembly of the debates on the reform pushing back the age of departure to 64 years, the elected official of the Somme considers in an interview Sunday with
Liberation
that this will not be the decisive place.
“
No, it's in the country that it will be settled, either by a revolt, or by a lasting disgust.
The government no longer intends to convince, but just to win, to win through resignation, through weariness
,” he laments, seeing an “
obvious risk
” of Marine Le Pen coming to power soon.
“
People say to themselves: + What good is democracy? + This reform makes it worse.
We are witnessing, before our eyes, a President of the Republic who secedes from the nation.
It puts our country in danger
”, accuses François Ruffin.
“
The fight we have to lead today is less against macronie than against resignation.
The battle for public opinion has already been won, but the French must say to themselves: + we can win +
”, he adds.
After two days of strikes and demonstrations, on January 19 and 31, the last of which exceeded the participation record of 2010, the intersyndicale is organizing two new days of action, next Tuesday and Saturday.
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Unions like the left alliance Nupes are demanding the withdrawal of the pension reform project, which has the support of only 31% of French people according to an Ifop poll for the
JDD
.
