Opponents of pension reform take malicious pleasure in opposing this looming battle to
“the imperative of national unity”
recalled by Emmanuel Macron in his vows.
The word “unity” is indeed a trompe-l'oeil.
On the one hand, it is obvious.
Which president could wish for division between the French?
But, on the other hand, it can serve as a pretext for inaction.
So many projects carefully put in a drawer or hastily withdrawn to put an end to a conflict!
By renouncing the express scenario of an amendment to the Social Security financing project, in October, then by postponing the announcements from December 15 to January 10, the Head of State had seemed to give in to those who, among his people, were looking for the way to a reform, if not consensual, at least appeased.
By confirming the timetable for implementation, at the end of the summer, Macron reassured those who feared that the presidential determination would be dulled before even entering the hard...
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