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Pensions: the French very opposed to a reform before the presidential election

2021-06-11T05:57:04.298Z


According to an Odoxa Backbone-Consulting survey, carried out for Le Figaro and France Info, a return to pension reform could encourage the French to take to the streets.


This is a subject that Emmanuel Macron would like to put back on the table.

Suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pension reform could return before the presidential election, in new terms.

An Odoxa Backbone-consulting survey, carried out for

Le Figaro

and France Info, however, indicates a strong rejection of the population.

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The French don't want it.

At least 60% of them, fiercely opposed to the implementation of the reform by 2022. The rejection is unanimous within the working population and all the electorates, with the exception of supporters of The Republic working.

"One of the rare subjects of consensus"

It is on the basis of the reform that the opposition is most marked.

The idea of ​​raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 is met with the disapproval of 7 out of 10 French people. In this respect, public opinion is constant: in September 2019, the figures were similar.

The president of Odoxa, Gaël Sliman, even presents this reform as “

one of the rare subjects of consensus between French people.

"

If the head of state persists in his will, he may well be faced with a new explosion of social anger.

64% of French people would support protest movements, while 16% would be ready to take to the streets.

In 2019, the presidential mandate was shaken up by sometimes violent demonstrations, especially during “yellow vests” rallies.

Read also: Pensions: Guerini (LREM) pleads for "working longer"

This anger, public opinion also sees it in the slap received by Emmanuel Macron during a trip to the Drôme on June 8.

Three-quarters of French people interpret this gesture as the symptom of a "

global increase in violence in our society

", and not as an "

isolated act

", to use the expression used by the head of state himself.

The scene is also perceived by 75% of citizens as "

a decline in the respect of our fellow citizens for the presidential office

".

Others (62%) see in it “

the very strong personal rejection

” that the president arouses.

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This decryption is shared by sympathizers on the left, as well as on the right. On the other hand, it is not unanimous among ... LREM sympathizers. Unsurprisingly, 68% refuse to see it as a rejection of Emmanuel Macron.

Source: lefigaro

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