Pension reform: no real suspension but a concession?

"It can't convince anyone on the left." After being received by Emmanuel Macron, like the other political forces, on Friday afternoon, Marine Tondelier expressed disappointment with the discussions on pension reform. While a suspension was on the table, the head of state only proposed a partial suspension. "Today, we are at 62 years and 9 months, a suspension means that we stop at this level, Macron only mentioned a time shift in the retirement age measure," explained the Green MP at the end of the meeting. " It is a proposal that the President of the Republic formulated as an example to spark debate," the Elysée Palace was quick to clarify a few minutes later. "It is not a proposal that the President endorsed because it is not up to him to lead these negotiations. "

By saying she was in favor of suspending the reform on Tuesday , Elisabeth Borne, the former Prime Minister who had passed the controversial text using Article 49.3 in 2023