While the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, continued his contacts in the Netherlands, where he came as part of his official visit, there was a protest during his speech. Macron, who made the opening speech of the event organized by the Nexus Institute at the Amare Theater in The Hague, was interrupted by the demonstrators. The demonstrators said, “Where is the French democracy? When did we lose it?” shouting, “Violence and hypocrisy.”
After the protesters were taken out, Macron stated that “it is very important to have a social discussion” and continued his speech with the expressions “I can answer all your questions about the issues we discussed in France”. Macron also stated that those who do “what they want” against laws they disagree with “put democracy at risk”.
TWO GENSOR PROPOSALS AGAINST MACRON GOVERNMENT
After the controversial pension reform, which sparked protests across the country, was passed using the 3rd paragraph of Article 49 of the Constitution without being put to a vote in the National Assembly, two motions of no confidence were submitted against the government of President Macron. Although 278 deputies voted in favor of the first no-confidence motion, it was rejected because the majority of 287 votes could not be achieved with 9 votes. The second motion of no confidence, on the other hand, was unsuccessful with 94 votes in favour. Pension reform was enacted after both motions of no confidence failed in the National Assembly.
According to the reform, starting from September 1 in France, the retirement age will be gradually increased by 3 months each year. The retirement age will reach 63 years and 3 months in 2027 and 64 years in 2030. From 2027, it will be necessary to have worked for 43 years to receive the full pension. (UAV)