Pension reform: the track of recourse to the amendment ruled out?

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne during a press conference on the energy situation in France and Europe, September 14, 2022 in Paris.

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During a one-on-one on Friday, Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne discussed the hot issue of pension reform.

And faced with the outcry from the opposition and part of his camp, Emmanuel Macron seems ready to abandon this track and go through a simple bill.

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The entourage of the Head of State swears it,

would never have considered going through with force, even if his objective is to adopt the reform before the end of 2023. A remark that makes an adviser to a senior executive laugh. the majority.

" 

 ," laughs this source.

If Emmanuel Macron backs down, it would not be because of the expected hostility

.

The Élysée first fears the risk of robbing Republican and Socialist deputies who could vote for a pension reform, reports our political service journalist

.

► To read also: Pensions: concerns about the reform timetable

And then what would make the Head of State back down is above all the beginning of the revolt within the Macronie, from the President of the Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, to the boss of the Modem François Bayrou, until the Prime Minister.

Emmanuel Macron could not afford to set fire to his majority.

If the government finally turns to a traditional bill, a government adviser is reassured: “ 

 ”.

Elisabeth Borne will reveal the final choice in the coming days.

► To read also: Pension reform, a thorny issue for the government of Elisabeth Borne

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