On the second day of the campaign between two rounds, the debate still revolves around the legal retirement age. Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Tuesday April 12 his desire to ” discuss “ of his pension reform project, while his opponent, Marine Le Pen, denounced a “maneuver” electoral.
“My project remains my project, I’m not going to tell you here that I change my mind overnight, on the other hand I am open to discussion and I am ready to have review clauses”Emmanuel Macron explained on Tuesday during a trip to Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin), where Jean-Luc Mélenchon came out on top after the first round.
The day before, the outgoing president had said he was open to discussion on his pension reform project – which notably provides for a gradual postponement to 65 of the legal retirement age during an interview with BFM – TV, on the sidelines of a trip to Hauts-de-France. He also said he “not excluded[ait] not a referendum on any reform whatsoever”including pensions.
“It’s too tense”
“There is a horizon point which is 65 years in 2031 but if there is no agreement on this and I feel that it is getting too tense, I am ready to have review clauses”he added on Tuesday. “I want to discuss it immediately with the political forces and with the trade unions and be able to see what we are doing”he explained, pointing out that he “will say