François Bayrou indicates that there will be “neither suspension nor repeal”, the PS meets before 3 p.m.

The PS meets before 3 p.m.

According to a left-wing official, François Bayrou's proposal would be consistent with that formulated Monday evening by telephone by the boss of the Socialists Olivier Faure. “We are perhaps just a stone's throw, a few hours away from a possible agreement,” PS First Secretary Olivier Faure had said a few hours earlier on BFMTV and RMC, who in exchange would not censor the general policy declaration nor the budget projects.

Olivier Faure also reported having obtained “a number of remarkable concessions (…)” on the budget “because they make it possible to break with what we have censored, that is to say the Barnier budget”. The Socialists were to convene a National Bureau (leadership) at 1:00 p.m., two hours before the general policy declaration of François Bayrou who will reveal his intentions to the National Assembly.

Bayrou bets on the left

At Matignon, we want to be more careful. “As long as it’s not “top” with the PS, it’s not “top”. But there is a desire to get there,” we confirm. The socialists have been demanding in recent days that the suspension of the pension reform be effective from the start of the renegotiation of the law, and not only in the event of success. However, if the discussions take place between two changes of age classes, no suspension is necessary.

It remains to be seen what this would mean in practice. Could people born in 1963 leave at 62 years and 6 months (with a contribution period of 42 years and one quarter) instead of 62 years and 9 months (with a period of 42.5 years) as planned? If unlike his predecessor Michel Barnier, trapped by the RN, François Bayrou is banking on the left to stay in power, he must not turn away his allies on the right either.

The RN will not vote for censorship

On the right, we were pleased that there was no suspension of the reform. “It is up to the social partners to think about developments” in the reform but “financed” developments, added a participant in a meeting of the Les Républicains (LR) group, also welcoming the fact that there is “no new taxes” in the draft budget.