France: pensions, the majority put to the test of parliamentary debate
Demonstration against the pension reform, January 10, 2023. At a time when the unions hope to increase the mobilization, the executive is playing the card of examining the bill.
REUTERS - STEPHANE MAHE
Text by: Valérie Gas Follow
2 mins
The next important step regarding pensions is the parliamentary debate.
At a time when the unions hope to increase the mobilization, the executive is playing the card of examining the bill to demonstrate that its reform is fair.
With a risk, the race for the shallot of the amendments in the majority.
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“
The risk is parliamentary creativity
”, loose – a bit exasperated – a Renaissance deputy, because for a few days, the proposals have been flowing into the ranks of the majority.
The most emblematic came from the Modem which proposed to increase the weekly working time to 35 and a half hours to finance the reform.
Elisabeth Borne said "
no way
", and made fun of the "
creativity
" in the majority.
The Modem president wants a “ useful
”
parliamentary debate
François Bayrou, presenting his wishes, replied to the Prime Minister: “
I have heard very important officials taxing us with
“creativity”.
I'm not sure that was a compliment
."
The president of the Modem, who wants a " useful
" parliamentary debate
, swears that he does not want to "
embarrass the government
", but nevertheless affirms that the text of the reform must be "
improved
" and explains why: "
The parliamentary debate has two missions: to study the texts and to orient the public debate, because the main people responsible for the reform will not be the government, it will not be the parliamentarians, it will be public opinion.
»
The promise of text enrichment
Public opinion, which is mostly opposed to the reform, and another Renaissance MP are worried about it: “
You have to hear the anger of the field
”.
In the majority group, some have already said that they would not vote for the reform as it stands, like Barbara Pompili.
Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne have promised an enrichment of the text, the majority intends to participate in it.
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