After weeks of heated protests and tension, the French are not winning on pensions. The Constitutional Court approved the reform of Macron’s government and rejected the first request for a shared initiative referendum (RIP) presented by the left. On a second referendum request that was submitted later there will be a new decision on May 3.
The so-called “wise men”, that is, the members of the Court, gave the green light to the central point of the text, that is, the raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. The Constitutional Council rejected another 6 measures provided for by the pension test, but raising the retirement age was the centerpiece of Emmanuel Macron’s plan and also the main target of the protesters’ ire.
Source: IL Tempo
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