In the aisles of the Rungis market, the news very quickly caught up with the President of the Republic this Tuesday morning at dawn. Challenged in particular on the pension reform and the arduousness, Emmanuel Macron maintained that it is necessary “to work a little longer” and relied on “common sense of the French”.
“The real debate that we must have in society is work,” assured the Head of State, assuring that “the reform makes it possible to create more wealth for the country”. “Overall, people know to work a little longer on average,” he said.
The purpose of this trip to the Paris suburbs is to see the “French people who work early”, the Elysée announced on Monday. The Head of State will then take part in the opening of the Paris Agricultural Show on Saturday.
The Head of State began this ritual visit to the largest fresh produce market in the world around 5:30 a.m., accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau and the Minister for SMEs Olivia Grégoire.
Between the stalls of wholesalers in poultry, tripe or veal cutting professionals where it is expected, the president could respond to questions about his pension reform. This flagship project of his second five-year term which provides for a postponement of the retirement age from 62 to 64 years arouses hostility in the street as in Parliament.