“Let’s not let this subject drift.” Édouard Philippe, accompanied by the secretary general of Renaissance Stéphane Séjourné, urged the president of the MoDem François Bayrou to agree with the government on how to pass the pension reform.
The three politicians discussed this subject, a source of tension between the majority and the MoDem, during the summer universities of this party, this Saturday. Their discussion comes as Emmanuel Macron will meet next week with Elisabeth Borne the leaders of the majority and the ministers concerned to take stock of how to initiate pension reform, according to the entourage of the head of state.
The hypothesis of a pension reform via an amendment to the social security financing bill, mentioned by Emmanuel Macron, divides the majority. François Bayrou warned against a “forced passage” and the MoDem deputies indicated that they would vote “certainly against” such an amendment.
“François (Bayrou) said very clearly (…) his position. Me, I said with (…) the same reading of the difficulties that he pointed out, that whatever happens, we would firmly support the government. But let’s decide quickly, ”said Édouard Philippe.
“Let’s not let this subject, this hesitation, drift. Let’s decide quickly and let’s either move quickly or move a little slower, but let’s say how we’re going to do it, we don’t need to add hesitation to a subject that is already complicated, it seems to me. it,” the former prime minister added.
“Shades between movements”
“The alliance”, for his part declared François Bayrou, “it presupposes reciprocal esteem, a sense of solidarity and freedom of expression”. “It can happen that there are nuances between movements. It is very important that the French measure the duty of freedom which is ours, that of each of the formations” of the majority. But these nuances “in no way affect the necessary solidarity for me. Simply, it is for the French a guarantee of authenticity, ”according to the boss of the Modem.
“We all know the landing spot. We have the right to have discussions on how we are going, that does not bother me, and these debates are rather healthy in the majority, ”said the secretary general of the presidential Renaissance party, Stéphane Séjourné. “If we want it to last, you have to know how to bring this collective to life with its different sensitivities, and I will also be the guarantor in my place,” he added.