Pension reform: a difficult reconstruction among divided Republicans

The deputy of Lot Aurélien Pradié at the National Assembly on February 17, 2023. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

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The day after the rejection, by nine votes, of a motion of censure against the government in the National Assembly, the Republicans (LR) held a strategic meeting Tuesday, March 21 at the headquarters of the party to try to pick up the pieces after a third of the group voted the motions of censure against the advice of the leadership.

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After an hour of meeting, there are those who run to flee the microphones, Olivier Marleix in the lead, the boss of the LR deputies: "I have already said everything just now".

Others clearly admit to having a bad time: "Listen, it happened." The mayor of Meaux, Jean-François Copé leaves with his idea of a coalition with Emmanuel Macron under his arm: "I'm not sure there are still many things to say, but we will try". Former MP Julien Aubert summed up: "No. There are no doors that have slammed, but there are things that have been said."

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Aurélien Pradié and the rebels were full of heads, says a participant. But it is not with sanctions that we will rebuild. The deputy of the Lot comes out rather serene: "Everything went well, we talked. Frankly, we all measure gravity. We talked mainly about the future of our country, more than about the party itself. We're going to have to make decisions and we'll make them."

This pension reform project is poison. I ask the President of the Republic to withdraw it.

We must stop playing with divisions. The time has come to reconcile the French, to bring people together.

This motion of censure is a warning message. pic.twitter.com/YOfT80mVVj

— Aurélien Pradié (@AurelienPradie) March 20, 2023

The president of the party Eric Ciotti acknowledges a failure, but wants to believe that reconciliation is still possible: "We have, I believe, clearly indicated our desire for unity, for rallying. What we have suffered is an ordeal. It is up to us, strengthened by our values, our convictions, to learn all the lessons." Eric Ciotti announces the Estates General of the Right next June. Betting on ideas to save a party on the verge of implosion is the risky bet of the new boss of the Republicans.

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Pension reform: a difficult reconstruction among divided Republicans

Pension reform: a difficult reconstruction among divided Republicans

The slingers targeted

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