French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age has unleashed the most turbulent debate in years in the National Assembly, with uncertainty looming over the final outcome.
Sparks are flying over French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age -- not just in the streets, but in parliament too. The proposed pension reforms have unleashed the most turbulent debate in years in the National Assembly, with uncertainty looming over the final outcome.
In recent days, multiple incidents have marked the debate, from legislators shouting and interrupting each other to insulting remarks toward a minister. In addition, a leftist lawmaker was excluded for 15 days after he tweeted a photo of himself and a soccer ball representing the head of Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt.
The speaker of the National Assembly, Yael Braun-Pivet, said on RTL radio that the situation is "serious" because "we have been demonstrating for a week that we are not able to conduct a democratic debate up to the French people's expectations." Sebastien Chenu, vice-president of the far-right National Rally party, which opposes the pension plan, denounced the toxic atmosphere in parliament.
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