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🔴 Live: French govt survives no-confidence votes, pension reform adopted
Issued on: 20/03/2023 – 14:53
French lawmaker Charles de Courson addresses the National Assembly during a no-confidence debate on March 20, 2023.
French lawmaker Charles de Courson addresses the National Assembly during a no-confidence debate on March 20, 2023. © Bertrand Guay, AFP
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The French government on Monday survived two no-confidence votes filed by opposition lawmakers incensed that President Emmanuel Macron used a special constitutional power to force through an unpopular pension reform without a parliamentary vote. The pension reforms are now adopted under French law but opposition MPs have vowed to continue their fight against the controversial new law. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the proceedings. All times are Paris time [GMT+1].
The French parliament on Monday rejected a multiparty no-confidence motion brought by a small group of centrists, Liot, against the government. The motion received 278 votes Monday, falling short of the 287 needed to pass.
A second no-confidence vote, tabled by the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally or RN), also failed to pass.
The pension reforms are now adopted under French law but opposition MPs have vowed to continue their fight against the controversial new law.
The upper-house Senate, which is dominated by conservatives, approved the pension reform last week.
The no-confidence motions each need the backing of 287 lawmakers in the National Assembly to pass.
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