France: Socialists Grab Sébastien Lecornu's Outstretched Hand, Common Base Worried
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In exchange for the suspension of the reform, the PS gave up censoring the government, but the tools at the Prime Minister's disposal might well allow him to influence the decision of the socialists.
With significant concessions to the socialists, including the suspension of the pension reform until 2027, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu escaped rapid censorship. However, this hand stretched to the Socialist Party opens a new period of danger.
Sébastien Lecornu announced on Tuesday that he will suspend the reform of pensions. Socialists will not censor him for the moment, unlike La France insoumise and the National Rally. Follow all the political news of the day live.
The Prime Minister's general policy statement suggests – but for how long? – a start to renounce the logic of the whole or nothing so typical of our political system.
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister committed himself to suspending the implementation of the text adopted in 2023 in his policy statement to the National Assembly. The PS now also calls for "acts in the parliamentary debate".
The Prime Minister gave in this Tuesday's general policy speech to the main demands of the socialists, proposing in particular the suspension of the pension reform to ensure the survival of his government. A frank victory for the Rose Party.
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