Despite the obstacles, the discussion continues this week in French National Assembly for its reform pension country system.

Prime Minister Elizabeth Borncare nice he made it clear to the opposition that those workers who have worked for 43 years will be able to retire before reaching the age of 64.

However, the main problem lies in the delaying tactics chosen by most of the left opposition, which introduced 14,000 amendments to the insurance reform bill. Given that the French government has set a deadline for the end of consultations on Friday, February 17, it is clear that there will not be time to vote on all articles of the bill.

Towards a new strike mobilization

The possibility has made unions uncomfortable, which are seeking a vote in the National Assembly on at least Article 7 of a bill that would raise the retirement age to 64 from the current 62.

To make things easier, the Nupes coalition of parties on the left withdrew 1,000 amendments. However, the leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who did not want to be a deputy again, advocates the need to “swamp” the government. “People expect us to block the reform. He will not blame us for blocking the text,” he said.

More strikes are scheduled for next Thursday, and unions say that if the bill is not withdrawn by March 7, a period of general strikes will begin in France.

^{Source: APE-MEB}