François Hollande heckled in the Assembly while defending his pension reform
During the examination of the social security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2025, this Tuesday, October 29, François Hollande faced a agitated Assembly. The former President of the Republic, elected deputy of Corrèze since July, intervened to defend the pension reform adopted during his five-year term. "You have every right to contest the reform that was voted on at the time," François Hollande told the deputies, responding to the animated questions of his colleagues.
In a highly anticipated point of order, the former head of state spoke for the first time since his return to the Assembly. His statement focused on the Touraine law, a 2014 pension reform that extended the contribution period to ensure the financial balance of the schemes while maintaining the retirement age at 62. Faced with criticism, François Hollande was keen to stress that this law allowed people who had worked more than 40 years to retire at 60, and that if the current reform were repealed, it would be this legislation that would come back into force.
RN MP Thomas Ménagé took the opportunity to criticize the New Popular Front, a group with which François Hollande is associated, accusing it of being "responsible for the social breakdown and the 43 annuities." These lively exchanges enlivened the chamber, which was visibly fuller than in previous days, and contributed to highlighting the Touraine law.
Despite the heated debate, the amendment repealing the pension reform, proposed by the left, was rejected by 232 votes to 182. However, the question of repeal remains topical, with a probable return of discussions planned for this Thursday, October 31, during the parliamentary niche of the RN, which hopes to relaunch the debate by tackling the reform.
