Pension reform: in the midst of a debate in the Senate, the government seeks to ease tensions

Alexis Delafontaine, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 8:32 p.m., March 05, 2023

On the political side of the pension reform, the government is coping as best it can with the challenge of the French which is going crescendo.

Tuesday, nearly 1.4 million people are expected in the streets across France during the sixth day of mobilization against the bill.

Since the beginning of the announcement of this reform, several misses have taken place within the State, as for the promise of minimum pensions at 1,200 euros.

For the government and the presidential majority therefore, a mission is essential: the appeasement of tensions until the last moment.

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"There is no scam"

Olivier Dussopt assures him, "the pension reform will not make a loser".

The Minister of Labor is trying to reassure employees, worried about having to work two more years.

The government also says it has heard social protest and highlights the concessions made during debates in Parliament, such as on long careers or the status of mothers.

Then, the majority denies having lied to the French, as justified this Sunday on Europe 1 Aurore Bergé, the president of the Renaissance deputies in the Assembly.

"There is no scam when, for example on the minimum pension, we have 1.8 million current retirees who will see their minimum pension increase. The choice we make, we policy, to see this minimum pension , it is 1 billion euros of

Finally, the government counterattacks and targets the unions.

"The demonstrations will bring the workers to their knees," said Gabriel Attal.

In reality, the Budget Minister is counting on the blockages to exasperate the French and thus turn public opinion against the strikers.