Stay in opposition... while being for a right-wing republican policy.
This is the delicate balance that the group of Republicans must aim for.
Thus, if he is in favor of the pension reform carried by Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, Olivier Marleix wants to be firm: “
We do not want false promises.
»
The president of the LR group in the National Assembly, invited on Europe 1, listed the conditions to be met which would guarantee the adhesion of the deputies: “
We have laid down some prerequisites in this reform: an acceptable pace, we do not do a pension reform against the French in a way that is too brutal.
And then, “
if we bring in additional contributions, this should immediately benefit the catch-up of small pensions
”.
"The president was not the champion of social dialogue"
Received Thursday at Matignon, Olivier Marleix claims to have obtained the "
guarantee
" that "
the two million current retirees who have full careers will see their lot improve thanks to this reform
".
As for the hostility of the French and trade union representatives to the postponement of the legal retirement age to 64, Olivier Marleix explains it as follows: "
The President of the Republic was not the champion of social dialogue, he managed the feat of alienating all trade unions and treated all intermediate bodies with contempt.
And to conclude: “
This reform pays for the unpopularity of those who promote it.
»
