Also responding favourably to Michel Barnier’s wish to give back the hand “to Parliament and to the social actors”, the confederations say they are ready “to participate in all consultation and negotiation meetings on all pension issues”. Namely: age measures “that must be repealed”, equality between women and men, arduousness, the employment of seniors and long careers. These are all “problems that arose before [the transition to] 64 years [and which] have been further exacerbated by the reform,” write the unions.
While it is unlikely that the new prime minister, who until recently advocated a legal retirement age of 65, will respond favourably to the request, parliament is more likely to be able to intervene. With the combined votes of the 193 deputies of the New Popular Front (NFP) and the 125 of the National Rally (RN), the majority of the National Assembly is a priori in favour of a return to the age of 62 and could theoretically adopt a repeal law.
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