For Aurore Bergé, pension reform “must take place”
Is the government procrastinating on pension reform? Flagship measure, and controversial, of the program of Emmanuel Macron, it is very little mentioned by the Head of State and the government since the second round of the presidential election. But for the deputy of La République en Marche, Aurore Bergé, “This reform must take place”estimating on France 2 Thursday morning that“We will have to work longer”. “From September-October, negotiations with the social partners should be initiated”, she clarified. At the end of the Council of Ministers yesterday, the government spokeswoman, Olivia Grégoire, felt that this pension reform was « indispensable ». “We will do it because we need to fund high priorities”, “especially the question of autonomy, dependence”she said.
Other subject announced as “priority” by the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, the question of purchasing power will be the subject of a law after the legislative elections if the presidential majority wins them. “Parliament will start its work this summer, in June”explained M.me Bank. While the precise content of the text is not yet known, according to the deputy, who is representing herself, “it is complicated to announce projects that could not be quickly translated into reality because they could not be voted on quickly”.
Ten days before the first round of the legislative elections, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon held a meeting last night in Paris, Mme Berge says “take its dynamics seriously” in this campaign. “In the polls, the media, the only one that exists is Mélenchon”she admitted.
For these legislative elections, there is a very clear choice to make: Macron or Mélenchon. These are two radically different political, institutional and economic projects.