The presentation of the pension reform, initially scheduled for Thursday, December 15, has been postponed to January 10 to allow the new leaders of the Republicans and Europe Écologie Les Verts ” to communicate with the government “, announced, Monday, December 12, Emmanuel Macron.
President Emmanuel Macron made this announcement the day after the election of Éric Ciotti as head of the Republicans and that of Marine Tondelier, elected Sunday as the new national secretary of Europe Ecology The Greens.
“ A few more weeks »
“ This makes it possible to have a few more weeks so that those who (…) have just taken on responsibilities can, on some key elements of the reform, discuss with the government “, declared Emmanuel Macron, opening the second plenary session of the National Council for Refoundation (CNR) at the Élysée.
The executive had decided to present on December 15, a few days before Christmas, this highly contested text, the many opponents announcing that they were preparing to block it by all means, from the street to Parliament.
After the announcement of the postponement, the government immediately provided a new timetable. Elisabeth Borne will start a series of meetings with the presidents of parliamentary groups “Tuesday and Wednesday, we said on the side of Matignon. She will receive again professional organizations and trade unions the week of January 2 “, we added.
Waypoint
The Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt will give a progress report this Thursday. To prepare minds, the executive multiplies press interviews, work meetings at Matignon and dinners. The Prime Minister’s announcements seem to be a foregone conclusion, marked by the presidential promise to push back the legal age from 62 to 64, or even 65. This last hypothesis holds the rope.
The new president of the Republicans Eric Ciotti had, earlier this Monday morning, warned that he would ask ” terms to vote for pension reform. “ If this reform makes it possible to save the system, we will contribute to it through our amendments to the National Assembly, to the Senate “, thus declared on the private radio RTL the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes, who “ always defended an increase in the contribution period or the retirement age “.
” Weird »
The CGT, through its confederal secretary Céline Verzeletti, described this postponement announcement as “ weird “, estimating to AFP that it showed” the feverishness of the government, which fears a strong mobilization “. Same point of view with François Hommeril, president of the CFE-CGC, who “ think that the executive is very worried – and he is right – about what the mobilization will be like in January “.
” My first reaction is to wonder : “What is this mess ?” The second is to tell me that we gain a few precious weeks. The third is distrust “Summarizes Simon Duteil for Solidaires. Pascale Coton (CFTC) sees for her part “ a good thing “, because “ the agenda was going too fast “. She hopes the government will use this extra time to “ to resume “union proposals” on small pensions, long careers “, and that this postponement has not been decided” just so that the French have a good holiday and a good party “.
” If it’s to listen to the trade unions who are making proposals other than the postponement of the legal age, that’s good news. “, abounded Dominique Corona (Unsa). ” But if it’s just to save time… “.
(With AFP)
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