Some say that the France is reliving the days of May '68 even if with a very different political sign but the fact remains that between strikes, protests, clashes between demonstrators and the police and general mobilization against the pension reform desired by President Emmanuel Macron the country is completely paralysed. Perhaps in order not to exacerbate tensions, Macron has abandoned the speech to the nation that was announced for today and will limit himself to granting an interview to two journalists on the main French television networks.
MACRON: TODAY THE INTERVIEW ON TV BUT NO SPEECH TO THE NATION
From the rumors coming out of the Elysée in the last few hours, the renunciation of the speech to the nation seems to exclude reversals and showdowns and therefore everyone expects that not only will there be no dissolution of the Chambers and perhaps not even the replacement of the premier Elisabeth Borne, which had appeared to be the sacrificial lamb in the bloody battle over pension reform.
FRANCE: THE PROTEST DOESN'T STOP BUT MACRON HAS NOT YET THE WAY OUT IN HAND
Perhaps Macron is regretting not having decided on the early elections before the vote, albeit victorious even if by a narrow margin, on the no-confidence motions. If he had done so, he would have taken the political initiative in person and perhaps upset the ranks, far from compact, of the opposition. Now, however, there is a country on fire and recovering is difficult. The path of appeasement is prohibitive and that of reform is a very narrow alley. But we will understand more from today's interview with two journalists from the main French television networks. What is certain is that Macron's battle does not concern only France but all of Europe because a weaker Macron would make it even more difficult for theEuropean Union the path of reforms and full support for Ukraine.
