The Prime Minister was the guest of the France 2 television news this Tuesday evening, to defend her pension reform project unveiled earlier in the day. Elisabeth Borne returned to the call for mobilization launched by the unions for January 19.
A gradual postponement of the retirement age to reach 64 in 2030, 43 years of contribution for a full rate departure from 2027. This Tuesday, Elisabeth Borne revealed the axes of her pension reform project.
A project, at the heart of the five-year term, already rejected en bloc by the opposition, from the National Rally to La France insoumise, but also by the unions. In the wake of the government press conference, they called for a day of mobilization for Wednesday, January 19. Guest of the France 2 television news, the Prime Minister commented on the announcement of this social movement, which the left intends to join.
Elisabeth Borne attempts conciliation
Elisabeth Borne wanted to be conciliatory. “I want to convince,” she introduced. Referring to the long maturation of the text, and its recent meetings with the social partners, she added: “This project, we have been working on it for weeks. The project has been the subject of many consultations since October” .
She then tried to provide after-sales service for her project: “I am convinced that we are proposing a project – certainly balanced and therefore requires working gradually longer – but which includes progress. We take into account the difficult jobs. There are also advances in the level of pensions”.
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Words that should not be enough to appease the inter-union.
As a journalist from BFMTV.com noted below, this is also the first time in twelve years that the unions will display their unity in the street.
