Pensions: a busy week ahead despite the stagnation of the debate in the Assembly

A dialogue of the deaf, a travesty of democracy ... For the past week, the deputies of the special committee charged with examining the ordinary bill which institutes a universal pension scheme by points have been discussing the reform wanted by President Macron. For nothing. Because the debates, which were to end Friday evening, are bogged down due to the obstruction of the elected officials of La France insoumise (LFI) who take turns to defend with anger the 19,700 amendments (out of 22,100) that they have tabled … “It's legislative zadism: the LFIs occupy the time and do not intervene on the merits but constantly redo the debate on the reform” , denounces Olivier Véran, LREM deputy from Isère. "There is an alternation of substantive debates that can sometimes be interesting but it looks like a series of endless questions to create a looping discussion" , abounds Laurent Pietraszewski, the Secretary of State for Reform, who attends all sessions.

Result? Sunday, at the end of the day,

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