“Suspension” or “delay”. The changes in semantics between the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister and his government raise questions. As part of the commitments made by Sébastien Lecornu to give a chance to debates on the 2026 budget, the pension reform must be suspended until the next presidential elections.
However, Emmanuel Macron spoke on Monday, October 21, of “a delay” in the deadline for the reform. Subtleties that may be worrying, especially among socialists who have made the suspension of the reform a condition for not censuring the Government. The Government spokesperson tried to clarify things after leaving the council of ministers this Wednesday, October 22.
“There is no trick or hidden plan,” Maud Bregeon insisted, repeating the words of PS deputy Laurent Baumel during her speech before the National Assembly in the context of the motions of censure against Sébastien Lecornu, later rejected.
“The commitment is very clear”
Furthermore, the Government spokesperson assures: there is no disagreement on this issue between the Head of Government and the Head of State.
“There is a temptation to drive a wedge between the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, (…) however, Sébastien Lecornu’s commitments are extremely clear. (…) We can debate the semantics forever, but the commitment is very clear,” he insists.
This Thursday, October 23, during a new council of ministers, a corrective letter will be taken to include in the initial bill these so-called commitments, which refer to “the starting age and the contribution period”, adds Maud Bregeon.
Suspended until the presidential elections, the Borne reform measures should be debated again in the 2027 presidential elections.
Source: BFM TV
