Two days after Michel Barnier’s appointment in Matignon, a part of the left demonstrated against the new prime minister and, above all, against “Macron’s coup de force” according to the slogan of the 150 marches that set out in France on Saturday 7 September, called by youth unions and left-wing parties. According to the Ministry of the Interior, some 110,000 people marched across the country. At the same time, the Prime Minister made his first visit to the hospital for children with Necker syndrome, in 15my district of Paris. Michel Barnier has assured that health will be a priority for his future government and declared: “I am not here to make advertising statements or to boast (…) You have to understand in order to act, and you understand better by listening to people and respecting them.”adding: “We will not be able to perform a miracle.”
Further east of the capital, 26,000 demonstrators, according to the Paris police headquarters, and 160,000 according to La France Insoumise (LFI), marched between the Place de la Bastille and Place de la Nation. A mixed figure despite the presence at the head of the demonstration of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the LFI, who was accompanied by the president of the rebel group in the National Assembly, Mathilde Panot, and even by the MPs Clémence Guette and Aurélie Trouvé. There were also ecologists, such as Benjamin Lucas, MP for Yvelines, and communists, such as the senator for Paris, Ian Brossat. Everyone remains indignant that the candidate of the New Popular Front (NFP), Lucie Castets, who was not present at the Paris demonstration, was not named in Matignon. “I will be delighted to have all four NFP parties present”had entrusted to WorldFriday morning, Mrs. Castets.
However, not all of the PFN was there. The Socialist Party (PS) abstained despite the NFP, which accuses Emmanuel Macron of “ denial of democracy “He has already promised to table a motion of censure against Michel Barnier’s government. He plans to make immigration control one of his priorities and to reopen the debate on pension reform. “for the most vulnerable people”a bill widely criticized by NFP political groups, but without “question everything” due to the country’s difficult financial situation.
“Barnier, leave it, we are not voting for you,” The title of one of the banners may sum up the tone of the day. “By appointing Michel Barnier, Emmanuel Macron wants to pursue the same policy, laments Brigitte Biebow, 67, retired from higher education, wearing a badge of the League of Human Rights. When Michel Barnier’s name came up, it made me laugh. Because he is a man of the right and an old political shark. But I remain optimistic. If there is one or more censures by successive governments, we can expect a Lucie Castets or Bernard Cazeneuve moment. At some point we will have to respect the results of the ballot box. »
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