Educational operation for Emmanuel Macron. The head of state arrived early this Tuesday at the national interest market in Rungis (Val-de-Marne) to defend his controversial pension reform. A first outing in direct contact with the French since the start of the debates in Parliament.
The President of the Republic relied on the “common sense” of the French and reiterated that “you have to work a little more.”
“People who work at night with heavy and cold loads. We take these differences into account in the calculation but, in general, people know that you have to work a little more on average, because otherwise you will not be able to not finance our pensions”, said Emmanuel Macron from the halls of the market, accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau and the Delegate Minister for SMEs Olivia Grégoire.
“Generate more wealth for the country”
“This reform allows us to create more wealth for the country, because we will have more hours worked. If you have more hours worked, you reindustrialize the country more, which makes it possible to finance education, health, ”he said.
“It is the work that allows us to build our future”
Questioned by professionals, Emmanuel Macron insisted on the value “work”, described as the common thread of his action, stating that “the real debate that we must have in society is work”.
“It is a job that allows us to build our future, that of our family. You have to continue to be better paid, to advance and you have to keep adapting careers”.
Since the launch of the reform, Emmanuel Macron has barely exposed himself, except for a few trips abroad, during which he delivered sober and laconic messages on this reform, or very structured meetings.
Source: BFM TV
