The new Prime Minister of France withdrew from the idea of ​​deleting two days off

The new Prime Minister of France Sebastien Lecorn said on Saturday that he was giving up the idea of ​​deleting two days off, which was proposed by his predecessor Francois Bayrou. The idea, this, very unpopular, was one of the elements of the savings Budzet proposed by Bayrou.

Lecorn in an interview with the regional press – the first conversation with the press after taking office – he said that he decided to withdraw the idea of ​​deleting two days off. He expressed hope for dialogue with social partners in order to find other sources of financing.

The prime minister also said that the future budget would probably not reflect his own beliefs. He called for “honest parliamentary discussions” with opposition parties on the left – the Socialist Party, Ecologists and the Communist Party.

Bayrou, putting the idea of ​​lifting two days off, indicated specific dates: Easter Monday and May 8, the anniversary of the end of World War II. Although he later explained that this was not the final choice, the idea aroused a lot of reluctance, both because of the reduction of non -working days, as well as the reason for the symbolism of two indicated dates.

The Bayrou government collapsed on September 8 as a result of voting on a vote of distrust in parliament, including Due to the opposition's opposition to the draft budget for 2026, providing for savings for almost EUR 44 billion.

From Paris Anna Wróbel (PAP)

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