Pension reform: heated debates in the National Assembly

Friday, February 10, after three days of debate, the first article of the pension reform was adopted. The latter put an end to the special pension schemes. While everything suggests that the debates will accelerate, the session switches. Indeed, under the boos of a part of the hemicycle, the deputy BIA Thomas Portes is prevented from defending his amendment. In question, a photo he published the day before on Twitter. On the picture, we sees wearing his tricolor scarf crushing a ball with the face of Olivier Dussopt, the minister of labor.

A shocking photo

The photo is shocking. Shortly after 4 p.m., the President of the National Assembly offered the deputy to apologize. Categorical refusal of the deputy who childhood the nail: “I will withdraw my tweet the day you withdraw this reform.” A reaction which provokes the anger of the deputies of the majority. Since the beginning of the examination of the text, the debates oppose the Insoumis and the presidential majority. Both sides accuse each other of obstruction and of slowing down the examination of the text. In the early evening, the Assembly announced the exclusion of MP Thomas Portes for 15 days.