Decisions awaited by all. After several weeks of deliberation in the greatest secrecy, the Elders of the Constitutional Council censored part of the text of the pension reform, but validated several measures, in particular the retirement age at 64, the one that crystallizes discontent. In all, six provisions of the bill were rejected, which you can discover below our article.
Also responsible for studying a first request for a shared initiative referendum (RIP), the Constitutional Council “judges that does not relate to a reform relating to the policy of the nation, within the meaning of Article 11 of the Constitution, the proposed law to affirm that the legal retirement age cannot be set beyond 62 years”, is it written on its site.
These various decisions of the Elders were followed by many political reactions, both from the side of the government and that of the opposition. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne spoke on Twitter, indicating that “the text is coming to the end of its democratic process”, adding: “Tonight, there is no winner or loser”.
In a press release sent to several media, the government explains that its desire “is now to continue consultation with the social partners to give more meaning to work, improve working conditions and achieve full employment”.
On the side of the oppositions, on the left as on the right, the reactions are numerous. Jean-Luc Mélenchon explains for example on Twitter that “the fight continues and must gather its forces”. “The decision of the Constitutional Council shows that it is more attentive to the needs of the presidential monarchy than to those of the sovereign people”, he adds on the social network.
For her part, Marine Le Pen affirms that “the political fate of the pension reform is not sealed”, adding: “The people always having the last word, it will be up to them to prepare the alternation which will come back to this useless reform. and unfair”.
Invited on BFMTV, Fabien Roussel – national secretary of the Communist Party – calls on Emmanuel Macron “not to promulgate the law within 48 hours, that would be a real slap in the face.
After the decision of the Constitutional Council, what does the pension reform bill still contain? We take stock below.
