The vast majority of people under 65 in France are against any reform that will increase their waiting time to “enjoy their day of rest” as Diderot defined retirement in the universal encyclopedia.
The young followers of Jean-Luc Mélenchon — who reached 22% of the votes in the first round without being able to qualify — identify more with the idea of lowering the age to 60 years. Retirement is a matter for young people worried about their future.
Two opposing views on retirement
The candidate of the National Grouping (RN), Marine Le Pen, proposes the possibility that the French end their working career with a full pension from the age of 60 for those who worked 160 full quarters while the outgoing president, Emmanuel Macron, abdicates to progressively extend up to 64 years.
According to the different groups of trade unionists, the reform proposed by Emmanuel Macron’s team has no economic justification, while for current public administrators, what Le Pen proposes is not viable.
This will be the subject of the great philosophical debate between the two main French political personalities.
Marine Le Pen proposes to directly attack the weak point of the Macron system, wanting to attract new strategic voters, while the president wants to implement its continuity.