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Macron: ‘I have no regrets pushing for this necessary reform’

Emmanuel Macron’s interview main points

— The head of state said on Wednesday that his highly contested pension reform was “necessary” and should “come into force by the end of the year”, during a televised interview on TF1 and France 2.

— While new rallies were organized Tuesday evening against the reform in several major French cities, “we can accept neither the factious, nor the factions,” said Emmanuel Macron. “We will not tolerate any excesses,” he warned.

— The president also wished to “re-engage” dialogue with social partners on working conditions, to hear “the need for justice” expressed by the demonstrators. He promised that the discussion would concern in particular the evolution of careers or the hardship, and would be held “in the coming weeks”.

— Emmanuel Macron also said he was ready to “shoulder the unpopularity” to implement his reform. “I am not looking to be re-elected (…), but between short-term polls and the general interest of the country, I choose the general interest of the country,” he said.
He also regretted that unions had not presented a “compromise proposal” on the text, stressing that the government had done so, on the other hand, “with the Parliament”.

— During this interview, the head of state assured the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, of his “confidence to lead [his] government team”. 
Emmanuel Macron denounced the “cynicism” of certain “large companies” that have made large windfall profits allowing them to buy back their own shares on the stock market, and asked them for “an exceptional contribution” so that “workers can benefit” from this money.

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