After his interview Wednesday morning at Matignon, Éric Ciotti came out with the feeling of having been listened to “
attentively
” by Adrien Borne.
The Prime Minister wanted to know the position of the new President of the Republics on the subject of the pension reform, currently in preparation before the presentation of a text in January.
“
I told him that out of principle, concern for consistency and the need to respect the general interest, Les Républicains were in favor of a pension reform.
As I have always said, this reform is essential if we want to save our pay-as-you-go system
, ”confides the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes to
Le Figaro
, in the wake of his meeting with the head of government.
Given the opposition already announced, the right will be unavoidable and its political weight decisive in the hemicycle during the next parliamentary debate which promises to be very lively.
Eric Ciotti took the opportunity of this exchange to also issue a regret.
"
I also deplored the fact that Emmanuel Macron procrastinated for six years and made us waste precious time
", specifies the parliamentarian who relies on the evolution of demographic criteria to support an extension of working hours. .
Contrary to what the High Commissioner for the Plan François Bayrou advocates, the head of the LR rejects any increase in contributions but also any reduction in pensions.
Work more
"
The only reasonable and responsible solution we have left, even if it is not necessarily pleasant, is to work more over a lifetime
," he adds.
In view of the presidential election, the strategy of the Republicans consists in imposing itself in the public debate as a party of government.
The new president of the Republicans does not hide that this ambition is his compass.
Moreover, concerning the variations of analysis observed within the Republicans on the question of pensions, Éric Ciotti insists on the fact that the right must ensure that it remains consistent with the line it has always defended.
“
You can't say things when you're campaigning or in government and do the opposite when you're in opposition.
“, he warns.
Regarding the presidential will to postpone the legal retirement age to 65, Éric Ciotti deemed Emmanuel Macron's approach "
too brutal given the state of the country, the tensions and the crises over power. purchasing and energies
".
He therefore asked Elisabeth Borne that the planned pace be “
attenuated
”.
He did not specify the slope envisaged by Les Républicains but we know that the projections defended by the senators LR are a point of reference with which he is "
in phase
".
According to the senatorial reform, the gradual postponement of the retirement age is three months per year to reach 64 years from the 1967 generation. With an acceleration of the Touraine reform requiring 43 years of contributions to obtain a pension at full from the 1967 generation instead of 1973.
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During his interview at Matignon, Éric Ciotti also asked that the reform only serve the pension system.
He does not want the efforts demanded of the French to be used to finance “
the mismanagement
” of a government “
which has spent lavishly
”.
It is also for this reason that he demanded “
compensation
” for small pensions.
Watchful
Beyond the axes posed by the president of the LRs, various questions were invited in the morning discussion on Wednesday.
Individualized consideration of arduous work, favored retirement, long careers... Did Élisabeth Borne let it be understood that she would be sensitive to the proposals of the right?
“
In any case, she listened attentively
,” says Éric Ciotti.
Aware that he will still have to work within his movement to consolidate the unity of LR parliamentarians, Éric Ciotti, on leaving his appointment, immediately spoke on the telephone with Olivier Marleix, president of LR deputies and his counterpart. in the Senate, Bruno Retailleau.
“
We have made good progress.
We will have to find the most convergent position and I am actively working
on it, ”assures the president of the Republicans, rather confident about the possibility of arriving at a timetable which could facilitate the unity of the right on this burning pension reform.
