Bardella Allies Weigh Scrapping France’s Full Pension at 67 as He Recasts Le Pen’s Retirement Pledge
Updated
Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 29
Bardella Allies Weigh Scrapping France’s Full Pension at 67 as He Recasts Le Pen’s Retirement Pledge
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 29
Summary
National Rally officials close to Jordan Bardella are studying a plan to end the rule letting workers claim a full pension at 67 even without enough contribution years.
Under the proposal, workers would need 42 years of contributions for a full pension or retire earlier with a reduced payout, softening Marine Le Pen’s promise to preserve France’s current system.
The shift comes as Bardella moves closer to potentially replacing Le Pen as the far-right’s presidential candidate and signals that her pension stance is open to revision.
Le Pen had made pensions a flagship issue, vowing to reverse Emmanuel Macron’s reforms and keep France’s legal retirement age at 62.