Bid for referendum on France's controversial pension reforms rejected
The ruling was made by France's highest constitutional authority on Wednesday
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The ruling was made by France's highest constitutional authority on Wednesday
During a speech given on International Woman’s Day, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision to put forward a bill enshrining abortion rights in the country's constitution. Despite being…
Paris, Apr 14 (EFE).- Police arrested 112 people here Friday night during protests following a ruling by France’s Constitutional Council that President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 can go forward. Demonstrators in Paris set more than two-dozen dumpsters ablaze and battled riot police, while in the northeastern …
A green light from the courts would pave the way for the controversial reforms to be signed into law
Ahead of the decision, French gendarme stood guard around the Conseil Constitutionnel in Paris in readiness for an outbreak of demonstrations as intense protests continue to grip the nation.