This is the consequence of a sequence which is starting to become long on pensions: consultations, appointments… which, for the time being, have not given birth to any decision or precise reform. And it is in this context that within the majority, François Bayrou, continues to make his little music heard. Monday again on franceinfo, the boss of the MoDem again opposed a forced passage on pensions. But his outings are starting to heat up people’s minds.
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And we can hear very harsh words that directly target François Bayrou, yet close to the head of state. “It risks blowing up the majority. Not following the President would be an act of defiance“, growls a very high Renaissance executive in the Assembly. Within the government, the same annoyance: “To disqualify the use of the Social Security budget to reform pensions is to give arguments to our opponentss”, denounces an adviser, who ends up getting annoyed: “He will end up making the opinion turn around“.
It is not good to have a dissenting voice currently in Macronie. And this irritation is also visible at the very top. Thus, during the Council of Ministers, Emmanuel Macron himself put pressure on his ministers and his majority. according to reports, the president recalled that he had been elected on a program of pension reforms. And he explained, in short, that the place of those who complain could just as well be outside the device. It seems that we could hear the flies flying in the Council of Ministers.
So when will Emmanuel Macron clarify his intentions on pensions? If all goes well, it’s only a matter of hours. Wednesday, September 28, the Head of State must receive, at the Elysée, the ministers and presidents of majority groups concerned by the pension reform. He said to himself that this is where the president could decide on his reform project, both in substance and in form. But after several weeks of vagueness, this reform could clearly leave traces in the majority.