Pensions: motions of rejection and "transpartisan censorship" in preparation for the Assembly

On the left, several deputies said they were working in conjunction with the centrist Charles de Courson (Liot) on a "transpartisan censure motion", to oppose the government, whether or not it draws 49.3 to pass the reform without a vote.

The Libertés, Indépendants Outre-mer et Territoires (Liot) group has 20 deputies from various political leanings but claiming strong territorial roots.

"We are working on it, it is progressing well. There are discussions taking place both with Liot, some LRs, Nupes, we are hopeful that there can be a cross-partisan motion of censure in any case. , especially in the event of 49.3", said the president of the group of La France insoumise (LFI) Mathilde Panot.

"We have no problem if it is Liot who carries the motion. We have already done it for a referendum motion" and "there will be no co-signatories of the RN in the cross-partisan motion", a-t- she insisted, which did not prevent far-right elected officials from voting for her in an attempt to bring down the government.

Communist Sébastien Jumel also acknowledged discussions "for several days".

Could LR deputies opposed to the government project join it? The president of the right-wing group Olivier Marleix warned that "if they sign a motion with Liot, they are destined to sit with Liot".

"In this case, I invite them to take their responsibilities" but "I'm not sure it concerns many people", he added to the press, ensuring that he had not spoken of "exclusion".

According to Charles de Courson, interviewed on BFMTV, "making a cross-partisan motion of censure" is "an idea that we cherish in several groups", in "the interest of democracy".

During the press briefing of the Liot deputies, their leader Bertrand Pancher preferred to take things step by step, first announcing a motion to reject the reform on Thursday, if the bill is put to the vote in the Assembly. after agreement on Wednesday in the joint joint committee.

But the Liot group is not completely united. Christophe Naegelen indicated that "four or even five" deputies, including him, would not vote against the reform, abstaining or voting for the text. These four or five deputies will support neither rejection nor censure.

In the home stretch, the unions are firing on all cylinders

Demonstrations, renewable strikes, questioning of parliamentarians and call for a "referendum": the unions are firing on all cylinders in the home stretch of the parliamentary debate on pension reform... pending the continuation.

After the record demonstrations of March 7, and a less followed day of mobilization on Saturday, the inter-union calls for an eighth day of action on Wednesday, the day when deputies and senators should agree on a text within the framework of a joint commission. parity, before a vote in both chambers on Thursday.

For the inter-union, it is a question of weighing one last time on the vote of the deputies, while the majority is not acquired in the government, which could push it to resort to the constitutional weapon of 49.3, allowing an adoption without a vote.

"The mobilization means that no one knows what will happen Thursday in the National Assembly", welcomed Monday to Mediapart the secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez. On Tuesday, his CFDT counterpart Laurent Berger again called on RTL elected officials to "watch what is happening in their constituencies, and the massive opposition of citizens".

Thursday, the number one of the eight main unions will meet in front of the National Assembly at 12:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, renewable strikes continue in several key sectors: transport, energy, waste collection... with relative success, even a union official admits. "We feel that it is complicated on the strike (...) There are not enough people in the general assemblies", concedes this source on condition of anonymity.

"Coming Out on Top"

Last week, the inter-union moved the debate to the field of democratic legitimacy, considering that the lack of response from the executive to the powerful social movement constituted a "serious democratic problem", which could lead to an "explosive" situation. .

She had asked to be received by the President of the Republic, and, faced with his refusal, had challenged him to organize a "citizen consultation".

"They are trying to fire any wood," commented political scientist Dominique Andolfatto to AFP, believing that this call for a citizen consultation perhaps reflected "a certain lack of confidence in the strategy, the feeling that ultimately the demonstrations impact but not enough".

If it has its eyes riveted on Wednesday's mobilization and Thursday's vote, the inter-union is already beginning to think about the future, with the fear that a vote on the law will disrupt inter-union unity, leading the reformists - CFDT, CFTC, Unsa - to store banners and slogans.

"The assessment of the CFDT is not at all the same whether the process is a 49.3 or if it is a solemn vote", underlined Mr. Berger on RTL on Tuesday.

But the challenge will not stop overnight, he also said on BFMTV. "It is out of the question, after a vote, that we say, + here you are, you bend the saplings +. Why? Because there are people lurking in the shadows (...) for using anger (…): the National Rally".

At the CGT, several officials think that the CFDT will not be able to "get out of the movement like that", given the involvement of its activists in the processions. "He (Berger, editor's note) cannot bend the saplings like that, moreover he said so", notes one of them.

Asked about BFMTV on Monday evening, the secretary general of Unsa Laurent Escure assured that the dispute would continue beyond Thursday, recalling that the Constitutional Council would probably have its say.

"What is certain is that we will continue to refuse this shift in the legal age, we are not going to tell people + go home +", he explained.

"There will no doubt be actions, demonstrations to continue the movement, pending the response of the Constitutional Council, or another solution that would make it possible to come out on top - we talked about a citizen consultation - of this social crisis which is becoming a political crisis", he assured.