Elisabeth Borne said Thursday evening "very shocked" by the boos of the opposition in the hemicycle of the National Assembly, when she engaged the responsibility of her government on the pension reform by 49.3. This article allows the adoption of the text without a vote, but exposes the government to a motion of censure. "I wasn't angry. I was very shocked," the Prime Minister said on TF1.
“Parliament, the National Assembly, is the place of debate. If we don't want to listen to each other, that reflects the fact that a certain number of groups do not respect our institutions (...) The chaos, the disorder, it is the modest French who pay the consequences, "he said. she estimated. For her, the use of 49.3 of the Constitution, which is the product of a "collective decision", is "not a personal issue". "It's not anyone's issue. What we are talking about is a crucial element of our social model and our ability to reform it to ensure its sustainability.
She also judged, on the motions of censure in preparation, that they will be "subject to a vote" and that "this vote will ultimately be those who are for or those who are against the reform".
After having engaged article 49.3, considered by the oppositions as a "passage in force", she judged again that "the only method to find the best solutions for our country, it is to seek compromises, to listen trade unions". “We have moved a lot” compared to our initial text, she assured.
She also said that she "never stopped talking" with the boss of the first French union, the CFDT, Laurent Berger, who called Thursday evening with all the other unions for a 9th day of strikes and demonstrations. Thursday, March 23.
