France's government on Thursday invoked a special constitutional power to enact a contentious pension bill without a vote in parliament, in a risky move by President Emmanuel Macron. The bill will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
The bill will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, and is the flagship legislation of Macron's second termMembers of parliament of the left hold placards and sing the Marseillaise, the French national anthem, as French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrives to deliver a speech on the pension reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, on Thursday.
The bill is the flagship legislation of Macron's second term. The unpopular plan has prompted major strikes and protests across the country since January.'What's happening?': Uncollected garbage in Paris surprises touristsTourists encountered overflowing trash bins that have blocked sidewalks on the streets of Paris on Thursday. Most of the city waste remained uncollected as garbage collectors strike against the French government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64.
The atmosphere was tense outside of parliament as heavily armed guards and riot police ringed the picturesque neighbourhoods around the National Assembly. The French leader wants to raise the retirement age so workers put more money into the system, which the government says is on course to run a deficit.
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