“We have done everything in our power to fight against this reform” retirements. Faced with the apparent discretion of the National Rally in the debates on the text, Marine Le Pen denounced, Wednesday April 12 on BFMTV, “a lie”. The leader of the deputies of the National Rally, on the other hand, accuses the Nupes of having made“obstruction” parliamentarian and “bear responsibility for the implementation of this reform”. Follow our live.
The decision of the Constitutional Council will be “the culmination of the democratic process”, according to Olivier Véran. The Elders will issue a long-awaited decision on pension reform on Friday. Asked about a possible withdrawal of the text if the Constitutional Council censored a large part of the text, Olivier Véran declared, Wednesday on France 2, that“there are no different scenarios, we are waiting for the Council’s decision”. “We are confident, because it is a text that has been examined with a lot of time”, added the minister on the set of “4 Truths”.
blockages on the Nantes ring road. Several kilometers of traffic jams slow traffic on the Nantes ring road, Wednesday morning, due to blocking actions carried out by demonstrators against the pension reform. Bison Futé counts a “twenty kilometers of traffic jam”. These disruptions also affect the bus network, according to network manager Tan.
Rail traffic “partly disrupted” Thursday. For the 12th day of mobilization against pension reform, traffic will be particularly reduced on the Intercités network, with one train in five during the day and no night trains. Three out of five TER will run on national average, as well as four out of five TGV Inoui and Ouigo. Passengers traveling on Eurostar and Thalys will experience conditions “almost normal”.
“People will be able to demonstrate without fear”, assures Gérald Darmanin. Guest of France Bleu Gironde on Wednesday, the Minister of the Interior justified the intervention “police with force” during recent protests. He also ensures that, on Thursday, “People will be able to demonstrate against the government’s plan without fear”.