Éric Ciotti hopes to convince the National Rally to change its position on pensions before the 2027 presidential election. The president of the Union of the Right for the Republic believes that the French will have to work longer and advocates for the introduction of a funded pension component in the current system. According to him, this issue is one of the main points of contention that remain with his nationalist allies.
The former leader of the Republicans remains committed to the policies he championed before his alliance with the National Rally in 2024. He notably supported raising the legal retirement age to 64 and still considers this change necessary to ensure the financial stability of the system. Éric Ciotti also wants to supplement the pay-as-you-go pension system with a funded pension mechanism allowing current workers to save for part of their future pension.
A persistent disagreement with Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen was still recently advocating for a return to the legal retirement age of 62, with the possibility of retiring at 60 for those who started working early enough. She had only expressed support for an optional capitalization component. Jordan Bardella had voiced positions closer to those of the UDR, but it is Marine Le Pen who is slated to represent the National Rally in the next presidential election.
Éric Ciotti claims to have discussed this issue several times with National Rally (RN) leaders and says he perceives an internal debate that could lead to changes in their platform. Despite this disagreement, he affirms that he will support Marine Le Pen "loyally and strongly" in 2027. Two years after the formation of their alliance, the UDR leader believes that the two movements still have more in common than they have differences and calls on the candidate to build a shared platform of unity and radical change.
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