The French Constitutional Council approved an unpopular plan to raise retirement age, after three months of mass protests over the legislation. 9News
after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.
The council rejected some other measures in the pension bill, but the higher age was central to Macron's plan and the target of protesters' anger. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was interrupted while visiting a supermarket outside Paris by a group of people chanting "We don't want it," referring to the way she skirted the vote by lawmakers to advance the pension reform.The government's decision to get around a parliamentary vote in March by using special constitutional powers heightened the fury of the measure's opponents, as well as their determination. Another group awaited Borne in the parking lot.
Union leaders have said the body's decisions would be respected. However, eight unions sent a "common declaration" to the Constitutional Council spelling out their position. Unions have vowed to continue protest actions in an attempt to get Macron to simply withdraw the measure.
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