Mélanie Faure 6:46 p.m., March 09, 2022

Emmanuel Macron is considering postponing the retirement age to 65 in the event of presidential re-election next month, information revealed by Les Echos and confirmed by Europe 1. The measure aims to make savings quickly at through a simplified system. 

Emmanuel Macron has ideas regarding retirement in the event of re-election as head of the country.

The president wants to raise the retirement age to 65, against 64 mentioned earlier, reveals

Les Echos

, in information confirmed by Europe 1 with the campaign team of the president-candidate.

The measure consists of setting up a “pivotal age” with no ax value, rather than raising the legal age of opening of rights.

A reform with multiple advantages according to Macron

This reform has several advantages in the eyes of Emmanuel Macron: it is easier to operate and will save money quickly.

Indeed, the state of the accounts of the heavily deficit pension scheme. 

As a reminder, several countries in Europe have already pushed back the legal age beyond 64, including Denmark, Italy and Greece.