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Macron spoke of the pension reform: I would have preferred not to do it

Macron spoke of the pension reform: I would have preferred not to do it

The president of France Emmanuel Macron He declared this Wednesday about the pension reform: “This reform is necessary. It does not make me happy. I would have preferred not to do it.” In addition, he assured that the pension reform should be applied “by the end of the year.”

“We will not tolerate any overflow”warned Macron, who described the protesters as “seditious” and compared them to the Bolsonaro supporters who carried out a coup attempt in Brazil.

For the president, the social anger around the pension reform, which forces people to work two more years, is fueled by the benefits of large companies: “There is a certain cynicism when large companies have such exceptional benefits that they can even buy their own shares”.

Since January, the French government has faced demonstrations and rejections due to its intention to delay the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 and to advance to 2027 the requirement to contribute 43 years, and not 42, to collect a full pension. As of March 7, an extendable strike was also added in different important sectors such as energy or transportation.

Last Thursday, Macron and its prime minister, Élisabeth Bornemade the adoption of this measure effective by circumventing Parliament for fear of losing the vote in the National Assembly (lower house), where the Government lacks an absolute majority.

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A pension reform that eludes the parliamentary vote

The French prime minister aspires to raise the retirement age of 62 to 64 years and increase to 43 the years of contribution necessary to receive a full pension, a measure that has generated a wave of protests in the country.

After weeks of mobilizations in the streets, the This week, the government used a constitutional provision, through article 49.3 of the Constitution, that allows circumventing the parliamentary vote to approve the reform.

After this controversial maneuver, deputies from opposition forces presented two motions of censure against the government and thousands of protesters took to the streets again in various cities of the country.

On this Monday, two opposition proposals they sought to block the official initiative that will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years from 2030 through a vote of no confidence in Élisabeth Borne, Prime Minister. However, the Government managed to overcome this new barrierand against all obstacles, Go ahead with the reform.

Source: Ambito

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