DECRYPTION – The measure, claimed by the left, could save the Bayrou government from a fatal motion of censure. At the cost, however, of serious consequences.
What will be the price to pay to ensure the survival of François Bayrou's government? It could amount to billions, or even tens of billions of euros. Wanting to avoid the same fate as his predecessor, the Prime Minister must convince beyond his majority in the National Assembly to survive a motion of censure. A real leap into the void with, as a parachute, the possibility of a suspension of the pension reform. A way to appease part of the left, and even the National Rally, who are both demanding the repeal of this criticized text raising the legal age of departure from 62 to 64 years. A costly choice – economically and politically – and difficult to implement.
The Socialist Party proposes to suspend the reform for six months. A gel that would cost « 2 or 3 billion euros »estimated Friday Patrick Kanner, president of the socialist group in the Senate, on Franceinfo. « The…
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