Jean-Luc Mélenchon observed a "collapse of the presidential minority" on Thursday from a rally organized at Place de la Concorde in Paris after the 49.3 used by Elisabeth Borne to pass the disputed pension reform.
"The presidential minority collapsed before your eyes, with Ms. Borne who fully played her role as a fuse and who somehow burned during this session," mocked Mr. Mélenchon.
According to him, after this "spectacular failure", the social movement has "a good chance of having the last word". "We are facing a text not adopted in the forms of a parliamentary democracy", insisted the rebellious leader, while the rally, at the call of Solidaires, gained momentum.
"There will not have been a vote in the Assembly on a text which therefore has no parliamentary legitimacy" and "has none in the street", he denounced.
It was "adopted only by the Senate, but neither by the mass of French people, nor by the National Assembly, nor by the unions, nor by the assemblies of workers", added the former presidential candidate.
"The unions are calling for continued action and that's what we're going to do," he said. Emmanuel Macron "cannot imagine going to this point by force", in the eyes of the tribune.
03/16/2023 17:52:12 - Paris (AFP) - © 2023 AFP
