Pension reform: Elisabeth Borne receives the presidents of the parliamentary groups

Arthur de Laborde, edited by Laura Laplaud 2:22 p.m., September 21, 2022

Elisabeth Borne takes the pulse of her majority a few days before the opening of the new parliamentary session.

The Prime Minister welcomes the heads of the macronist groups in the National Assembly and the Senate to Matignon this Wednesday.

On the menu of discussions, future bills on renewables, on internal security, on unemployment insurance and on the famous financing of Social Security which may include a postponement of the legal retirement age.

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The majority continues to be divided on pension reform.

After being received earlier by the Prime Minister, the boss of the MoDem deputies, Jean-Paul Mattei, called for avoiding any forced passage, already expressed by François Bayrou.

“My group is not in favor of pension reform being done by amendment,” he said, pleading instead for an autonomous text.

Conversely, François Patriat, the president of the Renaissance group in the Senate, defended the interest of going through this Social Security budget.

“We have to move quickly,” he explained, adding that many subjects could be dealt with through a simple amendment, including hardship and long careers.

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A position that is not unanimous even within Renaissance parliamentarians.

It is therefore up to Elisabeth Borne to find possible room for maneuver within her own camp.

The Prime Minister showed herself to be very attentive this morning or in any case, underlined all the representatives of the groups of the majority without surprise.

She explained to them that the arbitrations on pensions had not yet been made.

The question will certainly be at the heart of a Friday lunch between Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne.