Elisabeth Borne called on Friday not to “rush things” and to respect “a period of convalescence” to prevent the unions from “coming out humiliated” from the pension reform, according to comments reported by the newspaper The world. This very conciliatory tone contrasts with the remarks made by President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday on the sidelines of a trip to China.
He had denied any “democratic crisis in France”, reacting to remarks made by Laurent Berger, head of the first trade union in France, the CFDT. Emmanuel Macron also assured that he had a clear mandate to reform pensions, and worried about the “violence” which punctuated the disputes.
“We must give meaning to action”
Elisabeth Borne, she insisted on Friday about being “careful not to rush things”, two days after her meeting with the inter-union and a week before the decision of the Constitutional Council on the reform. In search of the “good timing” to renew the dialogue, the Prime Minister believes that “the unions must not come out humiliated from this sequence” and calls for “respecting a period of convalescence”.
“Before going to find allies to vote on the texts, it is important that we say where we want to go”, she adds, still according to The world. “We must restore meaning and breath to the action. I’m not just there to administer the country. “This displayed search for appeasement received the endorsement of Laurent Berger who, questioned on BFMTV, however underlined that the words of Elisabeth Borne did not detract from the substantive disagreements on the reform itself. The Prime Minister’s remarks are “more respectful than those that came to us from China”, he said. “It’s another thing to add fuel to the fire. »