Pensions: The presidential camp clears the LIOT bill, which aims to undo its content reform

The presidential camp reached the commission on Wednesday, May 31, with a bill that sought to abolish the retirement age of 64. The opposition condemned it “cheats” for the sole purpose of avoiding a mid-term vote in the National Assembly on June 8. The majority thus secured a victory on the stage before coming into session next week for a text that will keep opponents of the controversial reform published in mid-April under fire.

MPs voted 38 to 34 in favor of the independent group Freedoms, Independents, Overseas and Territories (LIOT) to delete a key clause of the bill. Most elected Republicans (LR) joined the majority in what looked like a hard-fought debate.

Deputies of the New People’s Ecological-Social Union (Nupes) of the left-wing coalition closed the door of the Social Affairs Committee for criticism. “Maneuvers”. The leader of La France insoumise (LFI) group Matilda Pano called on A “Maximum public pressure on June 6”On the mobilization day organized by trade unions.

After unraveling the text, the Nupes tried to counterattack with thousands of amendments in committee. the purpose? Avoid the end of the debate so that on June 8 the original version of the proposal will be discussed, not its torpedoed version. A “flagrant obstruction” In the eyes of the president of the commission, Fadila Khattab (Renaissance), who decided to dismiss them. His decision has since been approved by the commission’s board, despite strong protests from the left.

enhanced atmosphere

“Our constitutional right to amend has been violated”Socialist Arthur Delaport condemned it. “Maneuvers by Macron and LR MPs in the Social Affairs Committee to prevent MPs from voting on the repeal on June 8” reform “Do not respect our democracy or our republican principles”Marine Le Pen, president of the RN deputies, responded earlier.

The text resolved in this way was accepted in the committee. This new battle around the pension reform started in the morning in a heated atmosphere in the overcrowded commission room, which the journalists were forced to leave.

On the initiative of this bill, the speaker Charles de Courson (LIOT) said a “The opportunity to come out on top” About opposition to pension reform. The centrist claimed that he was going to learn something new “tracks” Funding as “Higher Contribution from Inheritance Income”.

Renaissance leader Aurore Berger was ironic about the reversal of position by Assembly veteran Charles de Courson, who had long played, he said, a role. “Don Quixote of our public finances”. He turned “Marni’s Che Guevara”, scoffed Alexander Vincende (LR). Liott’s bill has very little chance of making it through the legislative floor, but it continues to galvanize opponents of the reform. And it puts the executive in an awkward position, worried about the political implications of the Assembly’s possible repeal of 64, just weeks after the highly controversial reform was announced.

Reversal of cancellation with amendment?

On Tuesday, Elizabeth Bourne accused the opposition of deceiving the French “The text carried with the greatest demagoguery, which everyone here knows very well that the Constitutional Council will censor.”. The majority MPs argue that this text should not be considered because it violates Article 40 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the bill should not create a public tax.

They qualify as“serious harm” Institutions Finance Committee Chairman Eric Cockerell (LFI)’s decision to announce the bill “allowed”, while according to the executive authorities, it would cost more than 15 billion euros. After removing Article 64 in committee, the presidential camp is now set to make a strong case for Article 40 above June 8.

His preferred scenario is for LIOT to reintroduce its flagship event through an amendment. And that the President of the National Assembly at this time is swinging the ax of financial eligibility, thus preventing the vote in the hemicycle. “I accept my responsibility”assured Yael Brown-Pivet, a member of Renaissance, on Tuesday after being criticized in his own camp for not blocking the text earlier.