Pension reform: in the National Renaissance Council, the majority welcomes

Alexis Delafontaine, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 18:49 pm, April 15, 2023

It was therefore in the middle of the night that Emmanuel Macron promulgated the text of the pension reform, just validated by the Constitutional Council in its entirety. The president will speak Monday evening during an address to the French at 20 p.m. And in the meantime, the government's watchwords are appeasement and discussion on the value of work. The executives of Renaissance, surrounded by ministers, met this Saturday afternoon at the dojo of Paris in the 14th arrondissement, a large judo room.

The president's after-sales service

After a struggle between Emmanuel Macron and the unions on the promulgation or not of this reform, it is finally an ippon on the part of the head of state. But a majority official responds, "The president has always enacted laws in the aftermath." This Saturday, at the dojo, the objective is to do the after-sales service of the president. "We are proud of this law," says Olivier Dussopt. The Minister of Labour even took the opportunity to thank the members of the majority. "The whole majority is present, all, fully and physically present to vote, to stand together and to hold for days and days. That's what kept us going. This result is really a victory and a collective work and it is also our ability to show that even in difficulty, we know how to reform. I think we have to keep this episode as an encouragement," he said.

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A victory for Olivier Dussopt, who still left some feathers in this battle of pensions, like the whole government which seems more isolated than ever. A complicated situation that did not escape Gérald Darmanin. "We are fully aware that for parliamentarians, elected officials and activists, the moment is not easy. We are accused of many things and the popularity is not good, "admits the Minister of the Interior. Indeed, outside, everywhere in France, demonstrations are linked and the protest is radicalized with increasingly violent actions. Gérald Darmanin therefore calls for calm. "To sum up what has happened in recent weeks, in a simple sentence that should normally define our democracy: we can debate it, but we must never fight. I think this must be our democratic rule for all," insists the Minister of the Interior.

In addition, Elisabeth Borne will speak this Saturday evening to close this day. The Prime Minister is expected to present the elected representatives of the majority with a way out of the current crisis before the presidential address on Monday evening.