In this new episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon and Erwan Bruckert, from the Political Department of L’Express, decipher the threats to the pension reform vote.
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The team: Margaux Lannuzel (writing), Xavier Yvon (presentation), Mathias Penguilly (editing) and Jules Krot (directing).
Music and design: Emmanuel Herschon/Studio Torrent
Image credits: Joël Saget / AFP
Logo: Anne-Laure Chapelain/Benjamin Chazal
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Xavier Yvon : When a topic is at the heart of the news, things sometimes change very quickly.
While preparing this podcast, I listened to our last episode behind the scenes of the political service of L’Express, recorded only three weeks ago, when the battle for pension reform was looming… And at the At the time, our journalists – like all their colleagues – were clear on one point:
Eric Mandonnet : Where we are saved is that we do not have to look for another angle on the 49-3, perhaps the billionth in six months. Can you reassure us, Erwan, that whatever the mobilization this Thursday, there will be no 49-3?
Erwan Bruckert : Normally, there, it should pass since Elisabeth Borne has dealt with the right, with Eric Ciotti…
Xavier Yvon: And three weeks ago, that was all true. The executive’s plan to avoid the forceful passage of 49-3 was perfectly established… The alliance with the right seemed solid… And one of the scenarios envisaged was that Emmanuel Macron would grow out of this sequence , having managed to avoid all the obstacles…
olive tree peru : So either Emmanuel Macron ultimately wins with the right and is convinced that there is a hidden majority in this country with right-wing voters who supported this reform and allow it to pass…
Xavier Yvon: But I repeat to you, when a subject is at the heart of the news, things sometimes evolve very quickly… And in recent weeks, certainties have somewhat crumbled… A new scenario has even emerged… A scenario in which Emmanuel Macron’s plan turns against him and his reform… And this for reasons that are difficult to circumvent, since they come under the French Constitution.
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