PM BORNE SUGGESTED AND HOOT AT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PREVENTED FROM SPEAK

THUS NO VOTE & SHE TRIGGERS 49.3 DECREE

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, RSR | Paris, Washington DC, 03/16/2023, 22:27 Time

USPA NEWS - French Government is in hot turmoil, after two months (since 19 January 2023) of protests against the pension reform, carrying millions of protesters (up to 3,4 M people, according to the inter Unions composed of 8 largest Unions). For the very first time, unionists showed a strong unity and stop up fro weeks against the pension reform, led by the PM Elisabeth Borne, at the French Parliament. The PM hoped she could find a majority to support her controversial law, that was controversial from Day one. Elisabeth Borne, then triggered the decree 49,3, (which she has used the times already since she is in the PM’s office). This constitutional tool is totally legal, yet must be sued for some rare moments, of uncertainty or exceptional cases of hardship in convincing the opposition, it is the best “A legislative gun for the PM’s as if it gives him or her, a sniper legitimacy, enabling to force the passing of any law, without usine the MP’s vote" 

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FORMER MIN. OF JUSTICE RACHIDA DATI DENOUNCES A.HIDALGO' S "IRRESPONSIBILITY"

MAYOR OF PARIS FACED WITH GARBAGES PILES

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, RSR | Paris, Washington DC, 03/14/2023, 23:07 Time

USPA NEWS - Since the general strike which began on March 7 (eight days) in France, against the retirement reform, the garbage collectors have extended their strike until next Monday. Three of the four decent incineration plants in the Paris region are on strike. The consequences lead to a big controversy, following the accumulation of garbage. This is especially the case in Paris where more than 6,600 tons of garbage pile up in the streets of the French capital, aggravating the anger of Parisians, fearing the resurgence of rats which rise to the surface. This would probably be a matter of public health given the risk of disease transmission from rats to humans.Some oblivious tourists take pictures with selfies, alongside garbage. Rachida Dati, former Minister of Justice, and currently the mayor of the 7th arrondissement announced on Tuesday to seize the prefecture of police and the Minister of the Interior concerning the garbage collectors' strike which affects the capital. "Today, we have the possibility of saying a stop to this insalubrity. It is becoming a public health and safety problem", denounces Rachida Dati who fears the proliferation of rats which "are vectors of disease"

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POLITICAL CONTEXT OF HIGH RISK FOR GOVERNMENT AMID THE PARLIAMENT’S VOTE

FRENCH PENSION REFORM TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, RSR | Paris, Washington DC, 03/14/2023, 22:53 Time

USPA NEWS - The French Parliament, in the lower house, is under tension, for weeks, now, and tomorrow Wednesday, a mixed parity commission composed of seven deputies and seven senators, will discuss the concluding text of the pension reform which was voted in favor of the senate last Friday before midnight (195 votes against 112 ). Thursday, March 16, the final vote will take place in the National Assembly by the deputies.It would take an absolute majority, ie at least 289 votes (ie > 50% of 577 seats in the National Assembly), for the pension reform to pass and be adopted. However, so far only 220 certain votes have been mobilized by the party with the presidential majority. PM Elisabeth Borne, has shifted today to the National Assembly that she has an absolute majority. It is one of a kind momentum of highest risk for the current Government led by PM Elisabeth Borne, who might risk her position, at Matignon' office, if only a motion of censure triggered against the government by the opposition, is voted

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1M PEOPLE DEMONSTRATED ACCORDING TO CGT UNION, IN FRANCE AGAINST PENSION REFORM

368.000 ACCORDING TO MIN INTERIOR

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, RSR | Paris, Washington DC, 03/12/2023, 23:10 Time

USPA NEWS - The seventh demonstration (since January 19, 2023), against the pension reform, which took place on Saturday March 11, 2023, brought together almost 1 million people in France, according to CGT figures, and 368,000 according to the monster of the Interior. The 1st event was like last January 19. According to an Elabe poll for BFMTV published on Saturday, 63% of French people approve of the mobilization against the reform, and 54% support the use of strikes and the blocking of certain sectors. In Paris, the demonstration of 300,000 people, according to the CGT, and started at the Place de la Republique towards the Place de la Nation, at 2 p.m., and there were 48,000. Some (about thirty) vandals were arrested by the police.
The trade unionists sent a letter to the snuff of the republic Emmanuel Macron, asking him to receive them.
President Macron declined this request to meet with them. The French Public opinion is very angry, with respect to the government, and distances itself even more from parliamentarians, given the very heartbreaking spectacle of the debate that has taken place in the National Assembly for the past two months.

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