Éric Ciotti, president of the LR party, Élisabeth Borne and Aurélien Pradié. AFP
The president and vice-president of LR believe that there are still “advances” to be made to the government’s text. The Prime Minister claims to have heard them.
The calm before the storm…with some flash warnings, though. On the eve of the examination of the pension reform project in public session, some right-wing voices warn the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne.
Thus Éric Ciotti who, while reaffirming in The Parisian there “need“of a pension reform, believes that it”further progress remains to be made, essential for the balance and fairness of the text“. The president of the Les Républicains party points in particular to the subject of “long careers“.
“We have indicated that those who join this framework, having started before the age of 21, will be able to retire after 43 annuities, before the legal retirement age.“, explains Eric Ciotti. “This is why I went to see the Prime Minister with the president of the LR group, Olivier Marleix, on Wednesday.“According to him, this”main point“, if it is guaranteed by the government, “will make it possible to win a very large majority in the LR group”. And to conclude:If Elisabeth Borne listens to our proposals, 49.3 will not be necessary.»
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For his part, Aurélien Pradié, advances more firmly that “in the current state of things», he will vote against the text. “I hope that those who started working at 21 are not the turkeys of the farce of this reform”, supports the vice-president of the LR party in the columns of the JDD . “This condition is non-negotiable“warns the thirties. “It is now an amendment co-signed by all LR deputies. If our amendment is not taken down to the comma, I will oppose this reform.”
In the same way, warns the deputy of Lot, “if this measure is integrated, I will vote for the reform“. “But I tell the Prime Minister: our amendment cannot be watered down.” At JDD the Prime Minister affirms that those who started working between the ages of 20 and 21 will be able to retire at 63, not 64. Élisabeth Borne thus assures “hear» the LR group, whose support is crucial for the adoption of its pension reform.
A simple “outstretched finger“, criticizes the deputy LR Fabien Di Filippo on BFMTV, “to save his reform“. “As it is, it’s not okay“, Indicates the elected official who specifies however that if LR “manages to get their points across“, he will vote the text. “We are not a principled opposition.“Always on BFMTV, Xavier Bertrand’s turn to express some doubts:”What Madame Borne is saying today is a sham answer.»
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