Opposition lawmakers in France's National Assembly booed and jeered as the government pushed through a controversial plan that will raise the retirement age.
Opposition lawmakers in France's National Assembly booed and jeered as Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced she was pushing through controversial pension reforms as it looked clear the government did not have the support to win the planned vote.
Within minutes, an angry crowd gathered at the Place de la Concorde, across the river from the National Assembly, to denounce the move. French unions called forA protester waves a SUD trade union flag during a demonstration on Place de la Concorde in Paris, after the French government pushed a pension reform plan through parliament without a vote, on March 16, 2023.
The far-right National Rally party immediately promised to bring a motion of no-confidence in Macron's government. That is the only way the reforms can be halted now. The far-right previously lost another no-confidence vote but if they can gather wider support among the opposition, they could hope to bring down the government.
"The government ruined this reform that, I repeat, I thought necessary. … A vote was possible. The LR group had a majority in favor of the reform — a modest one, but a majority," he said.
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