The socialist deputies (LFI) will vote in favor of repealing the pension reform promoted by the “rebels”, on Thursday, November 28, although this would be equivalent to sacrificing another reform applied by the socialist minister Marisol Touraine in 2013, he stated on Sunday the 24th. November The president of the Socialist Party group in the National Assembly, Boris Vallaud.
Rebellious France will present on Thursday in the chamber the repeal of Elisabeth Borne’s reform of March 2023, which raised the retirement age to 64 years. And it also proposes reducing the contribution period necessary to retire from 43 to 42 years, a provision introduced during the five-year term of François Hollande.
“I think we should return to the legal age of 62 and that we should maintain the Touraine reform”explained on Sunday on the set of “Political Questions” Boris Vallaud, who says that his “attach” to this reform “which is accompanied by measures on long and arduous races”.
“In the chamber we will vote in favor of the restoration of the Touraine reform”through an amendment presented by the group Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories, “but we will also vote, even if [la suppression de la réforme Touraine] should be maintained, the repeal of the reform of Mme Terminal “he added.
In case of vote, repeal on the agenda in the Senate.
Questioned on BFM-TV, the leader of the LFI deputies, Mathilde Panot, was confident in the result of Thursday’s vote: “We are going to refuel and we are even going to win next Thursday”he assured, while the entire left, such as the National Rally, should support the bill.
“It is a very, very powerful political signal, showing that it is possible to undo Macron’s policies and his world of misfortunes.he rejoiced with anticipation. And, secondly, I hope that the Macronists get it into their heads: we cannot govern against the people, in particular by forcibly imposing a reform that no one wants. »
If voted on Thursday, the repeal proposal would have to be included on the Senate agenda on January 23, on the occasion of a communist niche, and then on second reading in the Assembly on February 6, this time in a niche directed to environmentalists.
Faced with the threat of the reform being undone, the Macronists have yet to decide their strategy. Could they hinder Thursday by submitting thousands of amendments to prevent a vote? “At all”promised government spokesperson Maud Bregeon in an interview with Parisian.
