Emmanuel Macron will meet next week with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne the leaders of the majority and the ministers concerned to take stock of how to initiate the pension reform, announced on Saturday the entourage of the head of state.
After a Friday lunch between the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, “all options remain on the table”, assures the presidential entourage to AFP, while the reform divides within the very heart of the majority.
“Getting everyone in order”
The scenario of a government amendment to the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS), which will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, divides the presidential majority.
“The President of the Republic will meet next week with the Prime Minister the ministers concerned and the leaders of the majority on the issues and the need for this reform”, adds this source without further details. Emmanuel Macron should on this occasion “recall the fundamentals and put everyone in working order”, anticipates a member of the majority.
On September 12, the Head of State stressed to the press that this decision belonged to the government but that the reform could not wait.
The reform “should see the light of day in the summer of 2023”
Critics of the PLFSS option, including the Renaissance president of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, believe it is necessary to take the time to consult and pass a bill next year.
“The president has always said that the reform would be done in consultation, but consultation should not be used as a delaying tactic by those who just do not want reform and who still will not want it in three months or three years. “, Underlines an adviser to the executive, in reference to the trade union world.
Elisabeth Borne, to whom Emmanuel Macron asked to “find the right maneuver” with Parliament, should for her part explain herself on Monday morning on BFMTV and RMC. “The president and the head of government are aligned on a fundamental principle: this reform must see the light of day in the summer of 2023”, underlines one in the entourage of the head of state.
“The president considers that, like the deputies of his majority, he has a very clear mandate from the French to reform”, adds the same source.