Jean-Luc Mélenchon paces backstage at the Hemicycle.
Eyes riveted on his mobile phone, he watches the photos and videos sent by his comrades live from the National Assembly.
Broad smile, delighted face, the former presidential candidate, chief agitator and aloof rebellious troops throughout the review of the pension reform, has just left the visitors' gallery where, comfortably installed, he witnessed the spectacular hullabaloo of his troops.
A few seconds earlier, as the Prime Minister ascended the podium to engage Article 49.3 of the Constitution to have her pension reform adopted without a vote, the Insoumis deputies rose.
Placards in hand - "
64 years, it's no
", "
Democracy
" -, they sing a first
Marseillaise
, followed by all the deputies of Nupes, the National Rally, and even nearly fifteen elected Republicans.
Elisabeth Borne cannot speak.
The session…
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