Nuclear, immigration, work: after pensions, what are the government's other projects?

Alexis Delafontaine 09h00, March 02, 2023

This Thursday, the text on pension reform arrives in the Senate hemicycle.

The kick-off of the debates in public session will be given this Thursday afternoon.

Last night, the services of the Luxembourg Palace had to sort through the nearly 4,730 amendments tabled by parliamentarians.

Not enough to discourage the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, who promises that he will do everything to get to the end of this debate.

A frenetic pace is announced at the Palais du Luxembourg with 110 hours of discussions planned in eleven sitting days and almost as many nights.

Macronie's right wing pushes for it to be immigration

A new marathon, even if the government intends to launch other projects.

But which ones first?

This is the whole question that Emmanuel Macron asks himself.

The Head of State must choose before the summer holidays between the immigration law, the labor law and the nuclear revival law.

And places are expensive because everyone comes out with their best arguments.

"Nuclear is a priority," warns a minister.

A priority if the president hopes to see the first stone of a new generation power plant before 2027.

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But in reality, the battle is therefore between two other bills: immigration and work.

The right wing of the Macronie is pushing for immigration to be at the heart of the next debates in the Assembly.

For a government heavyweight, "you have to flirt with the Republicans, not the Nupes".

But the left wing replies "no thank you, with the pensions, we have given enough to the LRs. We do not yet want a negative subject", proclaims a deputy.

So make way for the labor law, which is more consensual and calming with the unions.

Emmanuel Macron will once again have to decide on the left-right divide within his majority.