Elisabeth Borne wants to apply “the new democratic method” promised by Emmanuel Macron to try to convince on the pension reform by consulting widely. But her discussions with the parliamentary groups on Wednesday did not convince then that the extension of the retirement age could be on the menu from October in the social security budget.
Nupes has already warned: it does not want this pension reform. Present without Julien Bayou, the co-chairman of the environmental group in the Assembly, withdrawn after accusations of psychological violence by his former partner, Cyrielle Chatelain, his partner, told the Prime Minister “his total opposition” to the “liberal” pension . reform.
“They want us to buy a donkey in a bag”
The same story on the side of the communists where President André Chassaigne was able to weave an Auvergne metaphor.
“They want us to buy a donkey in a bag, we don’t know how the pension issue will be handled,” lamented this close friend of Fabien Roussel.
The Executive still doubts about the method to adopt to present to Parliament the extension of the retirement age. The hypothesis of a modification in the social security budget to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 years holds the rope. But that of an entirely dedicated bill next spring is not completely excluded.
Bayrou warns against “forced passage”
On the side of the presidential majority there is also no unanimity. François Bayrou warned the government last Saturday in the columns of the Parisiansaying that he was opposed to “forced passage”.
In the absence of an absolute majority in the National Assembly, the use of 49.3 seems a very likely option to achieve a vote on the social security budget and this pension reform.
The president of the Modem group, Jean-Paul Mattei, already announced on Tuesday that he does not want to vote on this amendment, although he judged that it was necessary “to make this reform.”
Le Pen promises “total opposition”
On the Republican side, the method also questions. If the right said that it was in favor of the bottom of the reform, the president of the group in the National Assembly, Olivier Marleix, defending “pragmatism” on the issue, Bruno Retailleau, the head of the LR senators gave another speech.
“We need a separate text, voted by Parliament. If it is an amendment to the social security budget, the government impales itself,” judged the senator from Vendée at the microphone of BFMTV.
Marine Le Pen, head of deputies of the RN, will be received this Thursday by Élisabeth Borne. She has already promised “total opposition.”
Source: BFM TV
