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Emmanuel Macron clarified his position on the pension reform, on the evening of Wednesday October 26 on France 2. The legal age will increase to 65 in 2031, but a departure may be considered at 64, under conditions.
Pension reform is one of Emmanuel Macron’s priorities for his second term. During the evening of Wednesday, October 26, he determined the schedule. The legal retirement age will be in 2025 at 63, in 2028 at 64, and in 2031 at 65. A perspective that divides the French. The French have divided opinions. “It has always passed from president to president, (…) and I think that today Mr. Macron, he must do it“, says a man. “I don’t think that’s the meaning of life, to work too much, and all the time, and always“, says another.
The Head of State says he is open to postponing the retirement age to 64 instead of 65, on condition of extending the contribution period. He thus extends his hand to the CFDT. But for the union, which is participating in the negotiations, there is no question of pushing back the retirement age. “For the CFDT, the postponement of the retirement age to 65 or 64 is unacceptable, because it is the only employees who started working the youngest (…) who will pay the bill for the reform of retreats“, estimates Yvan Ricordeau, the general secretary of the CFDT retirement. The president is ready to make concessions in terms of hardship, long careers or the work of seniors. The text will be debated in Parliament at the beginning of January.