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Pensions: LFI to support vote of no confidence in Independents group in Assembly

“We are dropping simplification 49.3.” After Emmanuel Macron initiated decision 49.3 on pension reform, the left-wing coalition of Nupes decided to join the vote of no confidence in the group of independents (Liot), Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced this Friday. “We decided to give censorship the best possible chance,” explained the former rebellious presidential candidate at the France Inter microphone. The Libertés, Indépendants Outre-mer et Territoires (Liot) group consists of 20 deputies representing different political views but claiming strong territorial roots.

Voting for a vote of no confidence “means nothing less than a rejection of pension reform”, “those who do not vote for a vote of no confidence, for reform,” Jean-Luc Mélenchon further warned. “We abandoned the simplification 49.3. She [Élisabeth Borne] did 10 times. And yesterday, if we sang the Marseillaise, it was only in order not to simplify this procedure, ”he insisted.

The former elected official again criticized the draft pension reform, calling it “a text lacking parliamentary legitimacy.” “We have the right to rebel because this text is worth exactly as much as the word of one who is a minority in the country: the President of the Republic, who does not have a majority in the Assembly. »

“A text that has not been freely voted for anywhere”

If this measure is implemented, “it will be the first great step in the parliamentary history of France,” remarks the former leader of the rebellious France. “We will have a text that has not been freely voted for anywhere, neither in the Senate nor in the Assembly. »

Asked about the violence that accompanied some Thursday night gatherings and led to 310 arrests, Insumi called for calm: “Our main strength is not four burning trash cans, but strength in numbers. »

The former MEP also “encouraged” “spontaneous mobilizations across the country” because “it’s happening right here,” calling for union-led demonstrations over the weekend and next Thursday.

Source: Le Parisien

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