Pension reform: Emmanuel Macron will receive the unions after the decision of the Constitutional Council

A 12th day of mobilization against the pension reform is organized in France, Thursday, April 13. “On the President’s side, the tone is now more soothing. He undertook to receive the unions after the decision of the Constitutional Council”says journalist Anne Bourse, live from the Élysée Palace in Paris. “The Head of State hopes that the essentials of the law will be validated, namely the postponement of the retirement age to 64 and the extension of the contribution period. In the government, we say we are confident”she adds.

The future of the inter-union in question

“There are still two questions. The first is that, if the referendum of shared initiative is validated, it will be more difficult to turn the page. And then what becomes of the inter-union on Friday evening? Laurent Berger has always affirmed that he respect the decision of the Constitutional Council. He also added on Wednesday that the CFDT would not hold demonstrations for six months.continues Anne Bourse. “To make it clear that he wants to move on, Emmanuel Macron will receive the leaders of the majority on Friday at 4 p.m. All this with a view to speaking, probably, next week”concludes the journalist.