The head of MoDem, François Bayrou, assured this Sunday that he was “convinced” that Emmanuel Macron will not raise the retirement age to 67, an “idea” supported by Edouard Philippe.
Could the head of state push the cursor to 67? “I am convinced that it is not his idea”, “I am convinced of it”, replied François Bayrou, questioned on Radio J.
“I do not share this idea that the only future of pensions is to raise the legal retirement age to 67 years,” he added.
“The more flexibility, the better”
The head of the Modem reacted to a proposal by Edouard Philippe, who supports the right of the majority with his Horizons party, and who urged on Saturday in the parisian Executive to “move a lot” on pensions, advocating a postponement of the retirement age to 65 or even 67 years.
“You know that he (Emmanuel Macron) said during the election campaign that he was flexible on this question of age,” argued François Bayrou, recalling that the head of state had said that he was willing to gradually move the milestone, with a first stage to the 64 years
“The more flexibility we put, the better and less rejected,” he argued, also asking that “guarantees” be given for the management of long careers or hardships. “I believe that the issue of pensions is not just a budget issue: the issue of pensions is a social project”, she insisted.
Warning against any “forced step”
The capo of the Modem recently stood out by warning against any “forced step” around this reform. Emmanuel Macron, who seemed to want to act this fall, agreed with him by asking the government to open new consultations, while setting the implementation of the reform in the summer of 2023.
“I firmly believe in the need to take the time to clarify the reasons that make pension reform essential, especially in the eyes of public opinion,” François Bayrou pleaded again.
Also asked, on BFMTV, about a possible passage to 67 years of the exit age, the leader of the Renaissance deputies Aurore Bergé affirmed that it was not about “the project that we carry”. “And that is not the project that we will implement in this five-year period,” she hammered.
Source: BFM TV
