Despite being presented as the representative of the “extreme left” by the bourgeois press, Mélenchon made clear in remarks following last month’s police crackdown that he is an experienced capitalist politician who works to suppress the working class’ struggle against the capitalist state.
Macron told his new cabinet to prepare for “decisive reforms” in the autumn, paving the way for new clashes between the working class and the capitalist state.
Despite the fascistic statements of police unions and their extremely violent repression of youth protesting the police murder of Nahel M, the Macron government has aligned with the far-right to denounce all criticism of the police.
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The French ruling class wants to exploit the tragic attack to create a poisonous political atmosphere to divert attention from Macron’s despised pension reform.