And on the umpteenth day there was light in France. For the first time in a long, long time, the neighboring country can boast of some legislative calm. This Wednesday, the National Assembly voted to suspend the very controversial pension reformthe Macronist project that ended up triggering the social and political crisis. Oxygen for the elected, resigned and re-elected prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu.
The suspension until 2028 of a measure that delays retirement among other issues has been endorsed by 255 votesthose of Socialist partythe Greens and the National Lepenist Group.
Enough to far exceed 146 votes against of The Rebellious France and the communists… with the Macronist deputies of Renacimiento in between, abstaining.
With the PSF leadership As a key element to support Lecornu and to delay the entry into force of the new pension system, it has been the socialist leader himself who has positioned himself most in the Assembly.
“I couldn’t imagine it: seeing a left-wing party vote AGAINST the suspension of the reform,” said Olivier Fauré, who had recently ‘protected’ the prime minister by rejecting the motions of censure launched by the far-right and far-left.
The paralysis of the retirement and pension reform was one of the big commitments acquired by Sébastien Lecornu in his incipient second term—if we count his first stage of less than a month as such. In fact, it appears black on white, as an article incorporated into the Social Security financing bill.
In addition to delay retirement for two yearsuntil 64, the reform endorsed by Emmanuel Macron raised the number of necessary contribution quarters to receive a full pensionimmediately causing a ‘social outbreak against him.
Las demonstrations, strikes and riots They have multiplied since the text of the pensions became known, which are now suspended, at least for more than two years.
