The criticized pension reform in France is being pushed through without support – the government has decided to bypass parliament, French media reports. In the National Assembly, members sang the national anthem in an attempt to prevent Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from speaking when the law was passed. A majority of the French population has said they are against the pension reform that President Emmanuel Macron’s government has been trying to garner support for for several years. And since the beginning of January, when the reform was presented, protests and strikes have succeeded each other. Despite that, the government now chooses to use a controversial clause in the constitution that allows the government to force the proposal through without parliamentary support. – It was the disaster scenario for the government, says TV4 Nyhetern’s foreign policy commentator Elisabeth Frerot. When Prime Minister Borne announced that the government was forcing through the reform, members of the National Assembly sang the national anthem in an attempt to prevent her from speaking. No-confidence vote the only way to stop the proposal According to section 49.3, the Prime Minister has the right to bypass the members of the National Assembly and ensure that a law is passed regardless of what the members say. The only way to stop the bill is to, within 24 hours, proceed with a vote of no confidence and try to bring down the entire government – something the opposition did on Thursday afternoon, AFP reports. See the pictures from the National Assembly in the player above.
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Booing and singing the Marseilles – when Macron forces pension reform
