Jonathan Bouchet-Petersen wrote an article that is only available to subscribers. He discusses how even if the government’s method for examining the pension reform in Parliament is validated by the Constitutional Council, the end of the President’s five-year term has already begun and he is mainly responsible for it. The opinion of the nine “wise men” will not be a political validation or invalidation, but instead, they will simply determine if the parliamentary procedure chosen by the executive follows the Constitution. The government hopes most of the reform will be validated, but even if it is, there will still be political disagreement between the power and the majority of the population. The decision of the Constitutional Council is expected to be announced tomorrow.
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Even in the event of validation by the “wise men” of the government’s method for examining the pension reform in Parliament, the twilight of the five-year term has already begun, and the President is primarily responsible for it.
It is not for us here to decide whether the Constitutional Council, which will make its indisputable decision tomorrow, must validate or censure all or part of the pension reform. We can simply note that there is no unanimity among specialists on the subject, as is often the case in legal affairs, because a part of interpretation does indeed exist. Above all, we must remember that the opinion of the nine “wise men” will not be a political validation or invalidation, they will simply say whether the mode of operation parliamentarian chosen by the executive respects the Constitution. In particular, for the heart of the matter, whether the use of Article 47.1, reserved for the examination of amending Social Security financing bills, was adequate for a pension reform.
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If, as the government hopes, the Council validates most of the reform, leaving only the “senior index” or the “senior CDI” by the wayside, for example, the return of the challenge to its bed will not leak from source. Far from there. The political disagreement between power and the vast majority of its population will always be obvious. So of course, for
In conclusion, while the decision of the Constitutional Council in regard to the pension reform remains to be seen, it is important to remember that this is not just a legal issue, but a matter that directly affects the French population. The fact that there is no unanimity among specialists on the subject highlights the complex nature of the reform, and regardless of the outcome, the political disagreement and social unrest between the government and the people will remain. As the twilight of the five-year term has begun, it is ultimately the responsibility of the President to address these concerns and find a way to bridge the gap between the government and the people.
