Pension reform: "We had a complete legislative process," says Yaël Braun-Pivet

Laura Laplaud 08:37, March 17, 2023

Is it an admission of weakness, a failure, the beginning of a political crisis? In the aftermath of the use of 49.3 to pass its pension reform, the executive is in the spotlight. "No, we are not in a political crisis," said the president of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, guest of Europe Matin Friday.

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"The National Assembly is not a place for political happenings"

The President of the National Assembly also regrets the boos of the oppositions in the hemicycle of the National Assembly, at a time when Elisabeth Borne committed the responsibility of her government on the pension reform by the 49.3. "The National Assembly is not a place of political happening, it is not a ZAD or an amphitheatre, it is not a place of demonstration," she said.

Especially since a "full legislative process" has taken place, she said. "The forced passage could mean a shortened parliamentary debate. In this case, the 49.3 used by the government, does not interrupt the debates, the debates take place, unfortunately with a lot of obstruction in the National Assembly. They took place in the Senate, there was a vote. And there was a meeting of parliamentarians that was conclusive. We finally had a full legislative process," she said.

"The efforts have been made. The age has gone from 65 to 64. The text that may be adopted will be the text resulting from social and political negotiation," she added.

LFI will support the motion of censure of the Liot group

The day after the recourse to 49.3, Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced that the France Insoumise (LFI) would support the motion of censure of the group of independents (Liot) in the National Assembly.

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