Barely the second request for a referendum of shared initiative (RIP) made by the left refused, the opposition counterattacks. This time, it was the group of deputies National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, who tabled a bill on Wednesday May 3 to “prevent retirement at 64”.
Their proposal, resulting from the program of the former candidate for the Élysée, is to “establish a minimum starting age at 60 for French people who worked before the age of 20, and gradually up to 62,” according to a communicated.
The Constitutional Council once again rejects the RIP! I announce to file with @MLP_officiel, @Thomas_Mng and all the deputies a bill aimed at establishing the pension reform of Marine Le Pen. We will never let go ! pic.twitter.com/QTW2KSFnLm
The text “also provides for a contribution period of between 40 and 42 years depending on the age of entry into the labor market, against the 43 years imposed by the Borne-Macron law”.
The rejection of a second request for RIP on pensions, Wednesday by the Constitutional Council, “acknowledges the fact that only the vote of parliamentarians and the ballot will allow the French to reverse this unjust, unnecessary reform imposed by Emmanuel Macron “, Estimates the far-right group.
The text will also serve as a point of support for the deputies of the National Rally, on June 8, the day of examination of a proposal by the independent group Liot to repeal the pension reform.