He is expected to turn the corner: François Bayrou will unveil this Tuesday afternoon, from 3 p.m., his roadmap during his general policy declaration to the National Assembly. La France insoumise has already made it known that it would table a motion of censure against him following his speech, which the RN, whose votes are essential to overthrow the government, should not support. As for the PS, it said this Tuesday morning that it was close to “concluding” a non-censorship agreement on the budget and pensions. But the Prime Minister has since ruled out any “suspension” of the contested 2023 reform, demanded by the socialists.
Information to remember
⇒ François Bayrou will deliver his general policy declaration at 3 p.m.
⇒ The Prime Minister announced that there would be no “suspension” of pension reform
⇒ Olivier Faure said this morning he was close to an agreement with the government
1:00 p.m.
“The rest of the five-year term will be played out on Tuesday”: the moment of truth in front of Parliament
The general policy declaration, an obligatory part of any head of government, has changed in nature since the dissolution.
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Out of pragmatism or to limit risks, François Bayrou assumes staying behind in negotiations on the budget, leaving his heavyweights to maneuver to try to obtain non-censorship from the left without offending his partners.
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12:50 p.m.
“No suspension” of the pension reform but a renegotiation
There will be “neither suspension nor repeal” of the pension reform but a renegotiation for around three months, i.e. before a new change in age group for retirement, said François Bayrou during a meeting this Tuesday morning in Matignon, according to several participants.
“The deadline for obtaining a change (of age group) was September, so the social partners must have completed their work before”, i.e. “before the summer” to make their conclusions “effective”, and in this case “the suspension is no longer necessary”, detailed one of the participants. The Prime Minister brought together several representatives of parliamentary groups supporting his government this morning in Matignon.
In recent days, the PS has been calling for a “suspension” of the reform, failing a repeal. While the negotiations appeared to be deadlocked on Monday evening, Olivier Faure announced this Tuesday morning on BFMTV that he had made a “proposal” for a compromise during the night to François Bayrou, saying he was close to “concluding” an agreement. with the Prime Minister.
12:45 p.m.
D-day for François Bayrou
The Prime Minister must deliver his general policy declaration to the National Assembly at 3 p.m. this afternoon, the opportunity for him to unveil his program. François Bayrou is especially expected on the budget for 2025 and pension reform, after long negotiations with the left.
As is customary, Elisabeth Borne, as number 2 in the current government, will be responsible for reading her text in parallel in the Senate.