The use of 49.3 by Elisabeth Borne this week, to validate the pension reform, plunges the executive into a major political crisis, while in the street, anger intensifies. Motions of censure aim to overthrow the government and Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term now seems uncertain…
The pension reform should indeed be integrated into a future amending social security financing bill (PLFRSS), as announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, Thursday March 16 in the middle of an extremely excited National Assembly. The head of government then announced the use of the famous 49.3 to try to pass the text of the pension reform without having recourse to a vote of the National Assembly. To try to see more clearly, here are the points to remember about the reform project.
