16 March 2023 at 15:07 Macron forces through the pension reform without a vote The French government is using a loophole in the constitution to adopt a major pension reform, as it probably does not have a majority in the National Assembly. The reform involves raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. The proposal received a majority in the upper house, the Senate, on Thursday morning. However, it was long uncertain whether it would get a majority in the popularly elected National Assembly, where President Emmanuel Macron’s government is in the minority. Thus, the government is using a procedure allowed by Article 49.3 of the French constitution, which allows the government to bypass the National Assembly to pass a law, according to a number of French and international media. (NTB)
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