the text soon in the Senate

Where are we in the debate on pension reform, Friday evening February 17, and what is next? “For the moment, there are more than a thousand amendments left before examining article 7, which provides for the postponement of the retirement age to 64 years. 90% of these amendments are LFI amendments, which fully assumes its policy of obstruction. For two days, the LFI deputies have monopolized the microphone inside the hemicycle and the Assembly has been standing still”reports Thierry Curtet, live from the National Assembly.

A twist is possible

A twist can always occur, however, “if, for example, the LFI deputies suddenly withdrew all of their amendments to rush the debate”says the journalist. “So on all the benches, we will be extremely vigilant, even if it is not the most probable possibility. In this case, the debates stop at midnight, without a vote, it is the procedure, the text goes to the Senate, where its examination will begin in ten days”, adds Thierry Curtet. A final negotiation will be held between deputies and senators on March 26.