Special Report: Protest-Strike Day In France As "Pension Reform" Vote Looms In National Assembly, 450,000 Protest In Paris, 1.7 Million Nationwide, Macron Issues Dissolution Threat To National Assembly

Nextrush Free ^ | 3/15/2023 | Nextrush/Self

[Nextrush]

The plans for tomorrow a vote in the Senate starting at 9 am and the National Assembly at 3 pm.

At 815 am President Macron will receive members of the National Assembly and leaders of groups in the assembly to continue to promote the pension reform bill before the final votes.

Following tonight's meeting with his Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers it's being reported that President Macron issued a threat in the meeting to dissolve the National Assembly if it rejects his pension reform plan.

Mainstream media claiming tonight that Macron prefers not to force passage using Article 49.3.

There's word late tonight of a blockade at an oil depot in Frontignan near Montpellier...

Protest organizers say 1.7 million participated today the police say 480,000 demonstrated.

The Left in the National Assembly says tomorrow it will attempt a motion of rejection of the text agreed to by the 14-member committee.

Tonight President Emmanuel Macron meeting with his Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and other cabinet ministers regarding the pension reform.

The meeting said to be one to facilitate a majority vote for pension reform tomorrow.

The CGT union says that 450,000 people protested in Paris today while the police claim 37,000.

The latest word from France is that the group of 14 lawmakers from both the National Assembly and the Senate...

[Nextrush]

France and the pension reform legislation heading for approval tomorrow many possible outcomes including President Macron passing it without a vote if he thinks he will lose the vote.

A French President can do that.

The opposition has been threatened with dissolution of the National Assembly leading to new elections if they don't support Macron's plan.

The action tomorrow.

[BobL]

World War 3 over Ukraine, no big deal - but make the French work an extra year or two before they can get their pensions, and there are MILLIONS in the streets!

[Nextrush]

At least people still come out and protest like these Leftists in France, also the Leftists in Israel plan more stuff tomorrow as well to stop the judicial reform there.

Only the Left is doing protests nowadays how interesting.

[Paladin2]

65 and now 67 is the US norm and that’s not a Bad Thing.

Moving to 70 is sensible except for the ageism of corps.