The reference is surprising.
The day after a ninth day of mobilization against the pension reform enamelled by numerous violence, the rebellious deputy François Ruffin shared his proposals to restore calm.
Invited on BFMTV / RMC this Friday morning, he quoted for this … President Jacques Chirac.
Throwing to the attention of Emmanuel Macron: “
I ask for two minutes of chiraquism.
»
The message refers to the context of March 2006, when the first employment contract (CPE), announced by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and adopted by way of 49-3, sparked major demonstrations in the streets.
One of the scenarios that opponents of the pension reform dream of today unfolds: faced with the harshness of the mobilizations, the law, although promulgated, is immediately suspended.
The decision is recorded by Jacques Chirac himself, in a speech delivered on March 31.
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This same speech from which François Ruffin hastened to read extracts this Friday.
“
It is time to resolve the situation by being fair and reasonable, with the national interest as a requirement.
(…) There can be no winner or loser, we must now come together
, ”he said in particular.
Before listing “
three solutions
” to get out of the crisis: “
referendum, withdrawal, resignation
”.