Macron’s pension law passes crunch constitutional test April 14, 2023 Macron’s pension law is undergoing a difficult constitutional test<br /> April 14, 2023 Creation time: 08:28 PM Last update: 08:28 PM Views: 29 Paris, April 14 (BNA): French President Emmanuel Macron’s pioneering pension reform passed a severe constitutional test on Friday and could now be enacted in the coming days. According to Reuters, the legislation, which raises the single-person age for full retirement pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has sparked huge protests. But in what will be a huge relief for Macron and his government, the country’s Constitutional Council has given the green light. The council said the government’s actions were in line with the constitution and agreed to raise the legal retirement age. Macron and his government hope such an outcome will discourage further union-led protests, which have at times turned violent. “The country must keep moving forward, working and facing the challenges that lie ahead,” Macron said earlier this week. But hard-line unions and the opposition warned that they would not back down and urged Macron not to issue it.Demonstrators gathered outside the Paris City Hall and held banners reading “Climate of Anger” and “There is no end to strikes until reform is withdrawn” when the ruling of the Constitutional Council was announced. Separately, the Constitutional Council rejected an opposition proposal to organize a citizens’ referendum on pension reform. The opposition had made another bid for a referendum, which must be reviewed by the council in early May. Political observers say widespread discontent over the government’s reform could have long-term repercussions, including a potential boost for the far-right.M Source link Related READ MORE Britain defies EU with 'relatively trivial' Northern Ireland law
April 14, 2023 Creation time: 08:28 PM Last update: 08:28 PM Views: 29 Paris, April 14 (BNA): French President Emmanuel Macron’s pioneering pension reform passed a severe constitutional test on Friday and could now be enacted in the coming days. According to Reuters, the legislation, which raises the single-person age for full retirement pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has sparked huge protests. But in what will be a huge relief for Macron and his government, the country’s Constitutional Council has given the green light. The council said the government’s actions were in line with the constitution and agreed to raise the legal retirement age. Macron and his government hope such an outcome will discourage further union-led protests, which have at times turned violent. “The country must keep moving forward, working and facing the challenges that lie ahead,” Macron said earlier this week. But hard-line unions and the opposition warned that they would not back down and urged Macron not to issue it.Demonstrators gathered outside the Paris City Hall and held banners reading “Climate of Anger” and “There is no end to strikes until reform is withdrawn” when the ruling of the Constitutional Council was announced. Separately, the Constitutional Council rejected an opposition proposal to organize a citizens’ referendum on pension reform. The opposition had made another bid for a referendum, which must be reviewed by the council in early May. Political observers say widespread discontent over the government’s reform could have long-term repercussions, including a potential boost for the far-right.M
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