Final show of force by opponents of pension reform before the decision of the Elders. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected Thursday, April 13, in the demonstrations at the call of the inter-union. Territorial intelligence plans a 12th day of still substantial mobilization, with between 400,000 and 600,000 people in the streets, although in decline compared to the previous day of action. In Paris, the Constitutional Council, which is located near the route of the Parisian demonstration, will be “particularly protected” by the police, announced Thursday the prefect of police of Paris, Laurent Nunez, on RMC. Follow our live.
Emmanuel Macron should not “promulgate this law”, believes Sophie Binet. “As long as this reform is not withdrawn, the mobilization will continue one way or another”, warned Thursday the secretary general of the CGT, alongside the strikers of the incinerator of Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne). She believes that the Head of State should not “promulgate this law, otherwise he will not be able to lead the country”.
The president ready to “exchange” with the unions after the verdict of the Elders. On the sidelines of his trip to the Netherlands, the French president promised the unions on Wednesday a “exchange which will make it possible to initiate the continuation and to take into account” of the decision of the Constitutional Council expected on Friday. “I will do it with the spirit of harmony and the will to follow up, whatever the decision” of the Wise, assured Emmanuel Macron.
The Parisian garbage collectors resume the strike. The CGT of the Paris waste and sanitation sector calls for a new renewable strike from Thursday, both for garbage collectors and incinerator staff in the Paris region.
VScirculation “partly disturbed” at the SNCF and “almost” normal at the RATP. The railway company announces 3 out of 5 TER trains and 4 out of 5 TGVs. It does not plan any night trains and only one day Intercity train out of 5. Find the details of the traffic forecasts in our article. In Ile-de-France, only metro lines 8 and 13 will be slightly disrupted with 2 out of 3 trains. Traffic will be almost normal on the RER A and B lines.