Protesters continue to take to the streets of Paris, angered by pensioner reforms put forth by French President Emmanuel Macron. READ MORE: 9News
"We acknowledge the need for a reform to save our pension system and defend retirees' purchasing power," he said during the debate Monday afternoon. A minority of conservative lawmakers strayed from the party line and voted in favor of the first motion.
Laure Lavalette, of the far-right National Rally party, said "no matter what the outcome is ... you have failed to convince the French." Garbage in Paris is piling ever higher and reeking of rotting food on the 15th day of a strike by collectors. The three main incinerators serving the French capital have been mostly blocked, as has a garbage sorting centre northwest of Paris.
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