Emmanuel Macron asked the deputies of the majority on Tuesday to "sell" the pension reform which must be completed "before the summer", assuring them of his "unwavering support" in the face of "disproportionate violence" on the part of opponents of this reform. "We can't get stuck", "you have to be proud to be amateurs when you see the results obtained by the so-called political professionals", quipped the head of state to some 300 deputies. He asked them to "lead the fight against the oppositions which agitate this threat and trivialize violence".
He exhorted them to "sell this reform which is a reform of justice. It must be improved on family rights in particular", "there is no justice if the reform is not balanced since it is paid for on the backs of future generations. " "We must finish the pensions before the summer. It is false to say that there is still debate. It has been going on for two years," he argued.
"The reform is not known enough"
According to him, "there are two important times for the reform: the first reading in the Assembly, then the financing conference. These are the two times not to be missed. Everything that will pass by amendment will have to be financed during the conference ", he affirmed, calling also" to carry the reform outside. The reform is not enough known. It is necessary to build very simple arguments ".
We must "win the pension battle, assume the text, work on governance without giving in to obstruction and keeping to the calendar before summer," he repeated. "The pension reform creates anxiety like every pension reform. It always goes well until people realize they are going to be affected," he also said. It will then be a question of "opening new subjects: dependence, public aid for development, research and development, security, separatism and the environment. Acting on the change of method: transparency, giving meaning to results, calming the game; government seminar plus majority in summer for the next page ".