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French PM under fire as pensions ‘conclave’ concludes without agreement

Summary by Politico Europe
Socialists could soon turn on François Bayrou if no progress is made on retirement reform.

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After the failure of the conclave on Monday night, Prime Minister François Bayrou received this Tuesday three unions and then the Medef. The CPME is expected at 8 pm. Emmanuel Macron has "ardently encouraged" the social partners to conclude an agreement.

·Paris, France
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Capitalization, under-indexation of pensions, hardship... Throughout the conclave, Alternatives Economiques addressed the major social and financial issues that emerged around pensions.

"While some lines have moved, the maturation of opinion is not yet sufficient for the very foundation of our social pact to be rebuilt"

Antoine Foucher, President of Quintet, a consulting firm in social strategy and raison d'être and former Chief of Staff of Muriel Pénicaud, Minister of Labour of the first five years Macron, discusses the conclave's failure on pensions and the role played by the social partners.

After six months in Matignon and the failure of negotiations between the social partners on pensions, the Prime Minister's position appears to be weakened, to the point of being the most unpopular head of government in ten years.

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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