Barely unveiled by Elisabeth Borne, the pension reform project sparked a wave of reactions within the various political families.
Support for LRs but still points to be clarified
The Republicans have been pampered.
On Tuesday, Elisabeth Borne, who quoted them twice during her presentation of the reform, repeated almost all of their conditions.
"There are positive points in the government's announcements, in accordance with what we had asked for"
, recognizes the president of LR, Éric Ciotti, referring to the
"attenuated pace of the reform"
compared to the initial project,
"the revaluation small pensions and the taking into account of parental leave”
.
The right was also satisfied with Elisabeth Borne's commitment that
“pension money will finance pensions”
, as the vice-president of the finance commission, Véronique Louwagie, underlines.
“Overall, they are taking over the Senate project voted on for four years and that is rather positive”
, is satisfied Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate.
“On the other hand, they go faster on the acceleration of 43 annuities and 64 years even if they retain the rhythm that we had proposed of 3 months per year.
This acceleration will be a point of discussion, as will be the subject of small pensions.
A red line at LR.
“Two guarantees for which we fought are not clearly assured at this stage”
, explains Aurélien Pradié, LR deputy for Lot.
“The first is the assurance of raising current pensions to 85% of the minimum wage and not just the new ones for those who have worked all their lives.”
Elisabeth Borne announces an
"increase"
in these pensions.
“The level of 85% of the minimum wage is a red line.
Below this, the effort will not be up to par,”
he continues, asking for clarification from the government.
“The second is to ensure that those who started working before the age of 21 can leave with 42 and then tomorrow 43 annuities of contribution”,
details the former candidate for the presidency of the party.
“For those workers who started early, we need to assure them that they don't need to go to legal age.
For them, the acquired contribution period must take precedence over the legal age.
Therefore, for LR,
“at this time, the account is not there”
yet, argues Éric Ciotti.
“I will be very attentive to the question of the employment of seniors and chopped careers for women.
All of this leaves room for parliamentary debate
,” agrees Gérard Larcher.
“These subjects are very technical and the devil often hides in the details
, concludes Olivier Marleix.
We will check each point precisely, but we acknowledge the fact that the government is making the effort to come to our proposals.
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Refusal from the left
"It's a serious social recession,"
denounced Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
After these announcements, the Nupes coalition said it was ready to lead
“the fight”
against the reform.
A very first unitary meeting took place on Tuesday evening in Paris.
"Madame Borne is not ashamed of anything
," replied Mathilde Panot, president of the LFI group, on Twitter.
“A project of 'justice, balance and progress'?
Uh no.
A project to save money, archaic, unjust, brutal, cruel?
Yes, ”
corrected the Insoumise.
"The social war is declared"
, also judged the deputy LFI Louis Boyard.
His colleague from the same group, Alma Dufour, wanted to be ironic, making the link with global warming:
“The climate inaction of our leaders is so serious that it seems that it is done on purpose to make sure that we do not benefit from pensions, to us, the under 35s.” “The Prime Minister claims that her pension reform is a social justice project.
But it will dangerously accelerate inequalities!”,
also warned PCF MP Pierre Dharréville.
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RN Opposition
To her deputies, Marine Le Pen repeated it during her wishes on Monday: the question of pensions will be a priority for the RN.
It is on this subject that the leader of the RN group at the Assembly will focus her speeches.
This Tuesday, in the hemicycle, she challenged the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne.
"Do you sincerely think that it is good for the country to propose a pension reform with a view to shifting the retirement age, to which 70% of French people are opposed, by making them pay for the failures of your policies?"
, asked Marine Le Pen.
Jordan Bardella, too, recalled his desire to see the RN shine as the first opponent of this reform.
The party's fight against the flame, however, will be concentrated at the Palais Bourbon.
Because no question for the RN to consider joining any event.
“It is not and never has been our DNA”,
confirms a deputy.
"It's not just the street, there is also media work,"
Marine Le Pen still assured on Tuesday in private.