An "unworthy spectacle", "shameful". It is with these words that Laurent Bergé qualified Monday, February 20, the recent scandals in the National Assembly during the debates on the pension reform.
The number one of the CFDT has once again denounced the behavior of certain deputies in the hemicycle, where the rebellious France has maintained thousands of amendments, preventing in particular the examination of article 7 on the postponement of the age legal at age 64. “There are millions of citizens, workers, who demonstrate for several days against the postponement of the age to 64 years. And the national representation does not debate this subject, ”he regretted on Europe 1.
Earlier this month, Mr. Berger had already questioned the obstructionist strategy adopted by the opposition and the incidents during the debates around the bill. “What is expressed in the mobilizations is the dignity of the world of work (…). The government must hear this deep mobilization, "said the secretary general of the CFDT.
The day before, his CGT counterpart made a similar observation, criticizing LFI for "not promoting clarity" through its thousands of amendments. While emphasizing the responsibility of the government "which chose an accelerated procedure", Philippe Martinez regretted the fact that the deputies did not go to article 7, "so that everyone can show their position. "We had to put the MPs, every MP, before their responsibilities," he continued.
According to Laurent Berger, the next day of mobilization against the reform, March 7, will be "not the extension of the mess that happened in the Assembly in the streets", but "the continuation of the union movement, orchestrated and controlled by trade unions. “There is a call to shut down the country, which is different from a lockdown. On March 7, we need a dignified and respectful mobilization, but which goes up a notch, ”continued the leader of the CFDT.
Divisions within the left
Within the Nupes, differences are felt as to the strategy to adopt in the face of the controversial bill. Green MP Sandrine Rousseau called on Monday for a "clearer and more democratic" left alliance. "Within the Assembly, we will have to see how we operate," said the MP on Public Senate, after acknowledging that she had "not shared the strategy" of LFI, which did not raise its amendments as demanded by the unions, in order to allow debate in the Assembly of the famous article 7.
She pleaded to "ensure that there is a coordination that makes decisions with something that is much more clear and democratic". “I think there is a difference between LFI and Nupes,” explained Rousseau, who reiterated her call for a “Nupes Act II” when the pension debate is over. She also called "error" the tweet of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who scolded the communist allies, calling on the deputies not to "rush" to the key article of the reform.
The "rebellious" strategy also displeased PS Senator David Assouline, who called the debate "chaotic". “A lot of things (…) leave traces,” he said on Franceinfo. This is why "the PS must do absolutely everything to regain a central place in this union of the left", he added, believing that "we cannot be united behind Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who drags the left into a complete stalemate”.
On France 2, LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard justified his party's strategy, despite criticism from his partners and unions. "I respect Mr. Martinez's point of view, but I don't share it," the MP explained. "By implementing this strategy, we have helped social mobilization," he said. “Today I am proud to say that thanks to the LFI group (…) the postponement of the retirement age to 64 was not adopted”, assured Mr. Bompard.
