pension reform, violence in the demonstrations … Jean-Luc Mélenchon speaks on the current tense climate

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is the guest, Sunday April 2, of Francis Letellier on the set of “Sunday in politics”. The leader of the Insoumis first spoke about the controversy linked to Marlène Schappa, who made the cover of the magazine Playboy. “They are at an impasse, in a social conflict, the biggest we have seen in the history of this country for more than 50 years, and they are throwing all kinds small diversions“, he believes.

Regarding the demonstrations last weekend in Sainte-Soline (Two Sevres) on the mega-basinsJean-Luc Mélenchon thinks he was “organized a trap”. “That is to say, we set 3,000 gendarmes and police around a hole to defend a hole“, he comments, while denying having a link with the violent demonstrators.

Throw all his might into battle

Next Thursday will mark the 11th day of mobilization at the call of the unions against the pension reform. Jean-Luc Mélenchon calls on this occasion for a general strike, thinking of the many demonstrators who have already lost ten days in order to mobilize. “This is why I allowed myself to suggest, and not to call, that it be a general strike so that we throw all our forces into the battle.“, he asserts.