Pension reform: MPs in favour of returning to 62, adoption prevented ?

The deputies will once again vote on the return of retirement at 62. At least, if they can, while a majority is in favor.

And here we go again! The National Assembly will once again be called upon to vote on the retirement age, one year after the much-criticized Macron reform that pushed back the legal age from 62 to 64. After the National Rally that had failed in its quest in October, for want of having been supported by the left, it is the turn of La France insoumise to submit to the vote of the deputies a new text to return to the old rules.

LFI proposes to put the legal retirement age back to 62 years old while reducing the contribution period to leave full rate: 168 quarters would be necessary with this law (42 annuities), while today 172 are needed (43 annuities). This fight, long-standing by the New Popular Front, will be submitted to the vote of the deputies this Thursday, November 28, 2024.

Nearly 1000 amendments to delay the vote

Unlike the vote in October when, out of pure war and political ego, the left did not support the similar proposal defended by the RN, this time, the text has a good chance of being adopted. The left alliance (NFP) will vote in unison in favor and the Front National deputies should also vote “for” the text. Between them, they represent 316 deputies, an absolute majority. The adoption therefore seems obvious… At least in theory.

Because in reality, this text is proposed in a special context: the LFI parliamentary niche. This means that on Thursday, only proposals from the rebels will be examined in the Assembly. But at midnight sharp, curtain! No further debate or vote can take place.

Thus, in order to delay the vote as much as possible, the Macronist and LR deputies have tabled nearly 1,000 amendments. Enough to drag out the debates with, in fine, the hope of a renunciation by the left or of discussions that would not have been concluded before the gong.

Even if the pension reform proposed by LFI were adopted by the deputies, this same text would have to be approved by the Senate. Mission impossible: the upper house is on the right and supports the government, it will therefore not vote for a return to the old rules. So no illusions to be had…