This is the question that many observers of French politics are asking themselves in view of the persistence, even the stalemate, of the social crisis born of President Macron’s declared desire to have his famous law on retirement swallowed.
The repression suffered by the demonstrators, the violations of human rights, the abusive use of the forces of order against citizens and the arrests of referees denote the hardening of the French regime.
The parliament no longer responds to the aspirations of the people who maintain the pressure and demand the immediate and unconditional resignation of Macron.
In view of the situation, the scenario of military intervention to restore democracy in this country plagued by recession and poverty.
As a reminder, opponents of the pension reform will again demonstrate everywhere in France on Tuesday, for a tenth day of high-risk action with “significantly more” young people expected to rise against an inflexible government, and an “unprecedented” security system. “.
Inflexible on the merits of the reform, which pushes back the legal age of departure from 62 to 64, Emmanuel Macron has still not found the keys to extinguish the anger of the street, which will be expressed Tuesday by a tenth round of strikes and demonstrations all over France.
Stuck in the crisis, Emmanuel Macron assured Monday that he wanted “keep reaching out” to the unions, without acceding to the request of the general secretary of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, to put the reform on « pause » during six months. But the union leader again warned on Monday: he will not accept this ” hand held out “ that if the government puts “aside for the moment the reform”.
Previous demonstrations were punctuated by violent incidents, with 457 arrests and 441 police and gendarmes injured on March 23. A judicial investigation was notably opened after the threats and intimidation made by the police against young demonstrators in Paris.
Gérald Darmanin announced on Monday that a “unique security device” would be deployed for this tenth day of mobilization with “13,000 police and gendarmes, including 5,500 in Paris”.
