“The budgetary, demographic and economic situation imposes this reform”, declares the president of the Republicans in the JDD.
The boss of LR Eric Ciotti says he is ready tovote for a just reform” pensions and thinks to have been heard by the government which must present its project on Tuesday, he indicates in the Sunday newspaper. “The budgetary, demographic and economic situation requires this reform” and “I therefore wish to be able to vote for a fair reform that saves our pay-as-you-go pension system“, declares in this interview the deputy, whose group in the National Assembly holds the key to an adoption without the constitutional weapon of 49.3.
“Politically, the right of government has always supported the need for a pension reform which leads to working a little more», and voting it falls under «a question of consistency and responsibility», Supports the elected representative of the Alpes-Maritimes. But, he adds,to make up for lost time», Emmanuel Macron “proposes a reform in the midst of an economic and social crisis which appears, in the eyes of the French, to be much too severe“.
“Mitigate the brutality of the reform”
Thus Éric Ciotti asked the Prime Minister “to mitigate the brutality of the reform“. According to him, she mustspread over two five-year terms“, with an increase in the legal age of departure to 63 years in 2027 then 64 years in 2032. This is what the head of government could announce on Tuesday, after having considered 65 years.
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The minimum pension of 1200 euros programmed by the executive must apply to new entrants and also “retroactively to current retirees who benefit from the most modest pensions“, what “will be one of the conditions of our vote“Warns the leader of the right-wing party. Was he heard by Elisabeth Borne, met on Thursday? “Spontaneously, I will answer yes“, replies Éric Ciotti, who is however awaiting his announcements on Tuesday”with vigilance“. “I strive to ensure, in particular with Olivier Marleix, Bruno Retailleau and Aurélien Pradié, that the position of our political family is, of course, unique and responsible. I have no doubt that it will“, He adds about the different sensitivities between LR deputies and senators.
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