Ophélie Artaud 10:49 a.m., February 05, 2023

While the text on the pension reform arrives this Monday at the National Assembly, more than 20,500 amendments have been tabled by the opposition parties, including 18,000 by the Nupes.

Too high a number according to government spokesman Olivier Véran who fears that "deputies and the French will be deprived of a quality debate in the Assembly because of the stupid and nasty obstruction of the Nupes".

While the text on the pension reform arrives this Monday at the National Assembly, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced this Sunday that she was ready to make concessions, in particular by reaching out to the Republican deputies.

As the LRs wanted, the government would indeed be ready to extend "the long career system to those who started working between the ages of 20 and 21", which will allow them to "retire at 63" on retirement, against 64 years as provided for in the initial text, announced the Prime Minister in the JDD.

A concession that could allow the executive to obtain a majority of votes in the Assembly to vote for the reform, and avoid using article 49-3 again.

While the various parliamentary groups have tabled their proposed amendments, other "improvements" of the text would still be possible, according to Olivier Véran, the government spokesman.

Guest of the Grand Rendez-vous d'Europe 1 / CNews / Les Echos, he again affirmed that the government was "open" and "listening" during the debates which open in the Assembly.

"The only thing we fear is that the deputies and the French will be deprived of a quality debate in the National Assembly because of the stupid and wicked obstruction of the Nupes", he added. .

More than 20,500 amendments were tabled by the opposition, mainly by Nupes.

"When you table 18,000 amendments to a text of law, it's like when you throw tomato soup on a board, it's useless and it ridicules those who do it", reacted Olivier Véran.

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