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    France: Government survives no-confidence votes intended to derail Macron’s unpopular pension reform01:12

    France: Government survives no-confidence votes intended to derail Macron’s unpopular pension reform

    France, Paris
    PoliticsBusiness and EconomicsFrench pension protests
    март 20, 2023 at 23:53 GMT +00:00 · Published

    French President Emmanuel Macron survived two no-confidence motions at the National Assembly in Paris on Monday, following his government's decision to force through pension changes without a vote last week.

    The first motion garnered 278 votes in favour, nine below the required 287. A second motion by the right-wing 'National Rally' party attracted only 94 votes.

    "Rejecting this compromise would mean financing our pensions with debt and dangerously weakening our pay-as-you-go system," Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told the chamber.

    Both motions were launched after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.

    Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers.

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    French President Emmanuel Macron survived two no-confidence motions at the National Assembly in Paris on Monday, following his government's decision to force through pension changes without a vote last week.

    The first motion garnered 278 votes in favour, nine below the required 287. A second motion by the right-wing 'National Rally' party attracted only 94 votes.

    "Rejecting this compromise would mean financing our pensions with debt and dangerously weakening our pay-as-you-go system," Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told the chamber.

    Both motions were launched after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.

    Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers.