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The author believed that the future government should drastically reduce public spending, eliminate what he deemed restrictive standards, and lower taxes that he described as confiscatory. He also advocated for introducing a component of capitalization in pension reform and initiating an ambitious territorial reform. https://t.co/6nORDcOT29 #Réforme #Économie #Gouvernement #FR (translated)

Six months before the election, the French Mileistes believed that Philippe and Attal had no chance of winning, as they would have to account for Emmanuel Macron's record. They criticized them for not proposing anything and judged their work to be mediocre. The movement considered Retailleau's draft program interesting, while regretting that it lacked details and did not plan to address pensions. They believed that his campaign would be difficult due to his tenure at the Ministry of the Interior and that he had already lost the battle against Lisnard. The French Mileistes advised him to quickly rally behind the latter. Regarding Lisnard, they noted a favorable dynamic on social media, in polls, and for the growth of his party. They described him as a convinced liberal and believed he was the only one who could convince retirees to accept a reduction in their pensions. However, they found it difficult to assess his program, as few definitive elements had been published, and wondered if he could make up for his lack of notoriety in six months. According to them, he would also have to respond to accusations of weakness from the right and potential compromise with the Macronist center. They believed he needed to convince 30 to 40% of the French to embrace liberalism. The French Mileistes considered Marine Le Pen the clear favorite of the election but described her party as historically socialist in economic terms. They praised the change in tone related to the recent presentation of a budget she wanted to be responsible, while judging her calculations so poor that it could, according to them, be seen as dishonesty or amateurism. They believed that without a change in economic direction, she risked leading the country to bankruptcy. Concerning Zemmour, they recalled his historically antiliberal position and attributed a genuine communication effort in favor of liberalism to Sarah Knafo. They considered his change in economic discourse credible, as they saw the economy as secondary for Zemmour, but believed that his budget lacked credibility if it aimed to simultaneously reduce the deficit and taxes. They asserted that Zemmour suffered from a very bad image in public opinion and had almost no chance of winning. In their eyes, R! should have presented Knafo. #Élections2024 #PolitiqueFrançaise #Libéralisme (translated)

Cerfia reported that protests took place on Saturday, October 24, in several European countries, focused on the cost of living, housing, pensions, and education. In France, around 410,000 people marched according to the Ministry of the Interior, and over 800,000 according to the CGT, for purchasing power, wages, and more resources in education. In Italy, several thousand people gathered notably in Turin, Rome, Florence, and Milan, following the online broadcast of a call titled "Italy Like France." According to Cerfia, they protested against the high cost of living and the government, and supported education. In Portugal, several hundred people demonstrated in Lisbon and Porto for the right to housing and against what they deemed unaffordable rents. Cerfia also indicated that in Madrid, 25,000 people participated in a demonstration according to the authorities, compared to 50,000 according to the organizers, for dignified pensions and against their privatization. In Tirana, several thousand people protested against high study fees, university conditions, and corruption. #Manifestation #Europe #Pouvoirdachat (translated)

The author presented an amendment from the Ecologist and Social group as a victory against the pension reform. He wrote that it would allow employees aged 62 who have reached 42 years of service to take leave until the legal retirement age. #Retraites #Réforme #Ecologie #FR (translated)

The French government is proposing a reform of the family supplement for pensions, replacing the 10% bonus with a fixed amount, aimed at correcting the inequality between men and women while ensuring that small pensions are favored. #Retraite #FamilleNombreuse #RéformePension (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian wrote that France was borrowing at 5% and that the deputies were refusing any savings. He indicated that he proposed the elimination of the holiday voucher and the Christmas bonus, an initiative that he said had provoked strong protests. He claimed that 954 billion euros were allocated to social services, health, and pensions, compared to 52 billion for security and justice, and described France as a "socialist state." He added that political leaders were, according to him, handing out the French people's money as if it were a gift. #France #Economie #Politique (translated)

Impact reported, based on a survey by Politis, that seven people had been brought to justice after the violence of October 17, and at least six had no criminal record. A 20-year-old student in a BTS program, who wanted to become a civil engineer, had been placed in pre-trial detention after admitting to throwing a bag of feces at law enforcement. He had apologized several times and his trial had been postponed to November. A restaurant owner, a teacher-researcher, and a third man had also been placed in pre-trial detention until their trial scheduled for December 22. They were suspected of having attempted to knock down a motorcyclist police officer and had requested a delay to prepare their defense. According to the account relayed by Impact, a 20-year-old temporary worker had been sentenced to six months in prison, including two months of immediate incarceration, for participating in a prohibited demonstration with a knuckleduster and a folding knife in his bag. Investigators also found messages where he mentioned his intention to strike CRS officers. He expressed regret during the hearing. A 19-year-old woman had received five months of suspended prison time. She was not carrying anything illegal during her arrest and was holding a sign against pension reform, but had sent a private message three days prior supporting violence against law enforcement. Finally, a 22-year-old security guard had been sentenced to six months in prison, including three without any proposed adjustments. He admitted to having fired a firework at law enforcement on the Champs-Élysées and had spent the night at Fresnes prison before his hearing. #Justice #ViolencesUrbaines #LibertéDeManifestation (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian stated that the halving of the AME and its transformation into emergency aid had been adopted, resulting in savings of 600 million euros. He criticized the left, claiming that its proposals did not foresee any savings and would lead to additional expenses, while preserving pensions, the state, local authorities, and aid to foreigners. According to him, the bill would remain the responsibility of working French people. #Economie #Politique #France (translated)

Finneko examined the economic proposals of David Lisnard, who predicted, according to him, 80 billion euros in savings as early as the first year, 200 billion in cruise mode, and up to 300 billion in the long term. He described the program as a liberal strategy aimed at reducing public spending and levies on labor and companies, while promoting investment and employment. Of the 200 billion announced, Lisnard intended to allocate 120 billion to increase net wages through a reduction in contributions, 40 billion to reduce production taxes, and 40 billion to improve public finances. Finneko pointed out that the savings would not translate into a corresponding reduction in the deficit: according to his calculation, the direct budgetary improvement would be 40 billion. Starting from the public deficit of 152 billion euros recorded in 2025, there would remain, before any other changes, a financing need of more than 110 billion. Finneko deemed that the elimination of the C3S and the reduction of production taxes could support certain companies, without guaranteeing that the saved amounts would be devoted to investment or employment. He also noted that the 120 billion intended to increase net wages required further clarification on the distribution between employee and employer contributions, as well as on the financing of social spending. He also questioned the savings achievable through the reorganization of the 1,153 national public bodies, estimating that the elimination of structures would not necessarily eliminate the expenses related to their missions. Regarding pensions, he indicated that Lisnard wished to introduce a mandatory and collective capitalization tier and mobilize the delinking of pensions exceeding 2,000 euros per month. Finneko requested clarifications on the funding of the transition and the payment of current pensions. Finally, he estimated that the adjustment of 80 billion from the first year should be evaluated in light of its possible effects on activity, particularly demand. While he considered several directions worthy of interest, he expressed skepticism about the budgetary credibility of the amounts and the timeline. He awaited details of the savings, measure by measure and year by year, a simulation of their economic effects, and a projection of the funding for the transition to capitalization. #Economie #FinancesPubliques #Salaires (translated)

The law enforcement system deployed during the demonstration on October 17, 2026, in France mobilized nearly 60,000 members of the security forces, a figure lower than the 80,000 present during the "Block Everything" movement in September 2025, but six times more than during the first demonstration against pension reform in 2023. #MaintienDeLOrdre #Manifestations #RéformeDesRetraites (translated)

The debate surrounding the pension reform, which includes a flat rate to replace the 10% increase in pensions for parents with more than three children, is provoking intense discussions as the examination of the social security budget approaches. #Retraites #Réforme #SécuritéSociale (translated)

The social security funding project for 2027, which will be debated in the National Assembly, provides for significant savings in several areas, including pensions, health, and the introduction of a new tax on sugary products, but faces opposition that could jeopardize its adoption. #SécuritéSociale #Retraites #Économie (translated)

David Amiel, Minister of Action and Public Accounts, has become a controversial figure due to his tax measures targeting retirees, provoking strong outrage among this population, while being described as a politician determined to restore struggling public finances. #DavidAmiel #Retraités #Budget2027 (translated)