France's showdown over a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 is heading toward a climax
Demonstrators carry an image of France's president Emmanuel Macron reading"No to Macron's retirement" on January 19, 2023 in Paris, France.PARIS — France’s showdown over a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 heads toward a climax Thursday, either via a parliamentary vote or through a special presidential move to force it through the legislature.
Macron’s alliance lost its parliamentary majority last year, forcing the government to count on conservative lawmakers to pass the bill. Leftists and far-right lawmakers are strongly opposed and conservatives are divided, making the outcome unpredictable. “The elected representatives of the people must respect the will of the people and therefore vote against” the bill, Philippe Martinez, the secretary-general of the CGT union, told reporters outside the parliament.
Labor minister Olivier Dussopt, speaking after the Senate’s vote, acknowledged the government still has no guarantee that the text a reconciliation committee approved Wednesday will command a majority at the lower house.
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