Paris, March 20 — French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday he hoped his bitterly contested pensions reform plan, forced through parliament without a vote, could complete...
Paris, March 20 — French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday he hoped his bitterly contested pensions reform plan, forced through parliament without a vote, could complete “its democratic journey”, a day before crucial votes in parliament.
The government’s decision last week to resort to Article 49.3 of the constitution to force the bill through parliament without a vote has prompted anger in the streets after weeks of mostly peaceful protests. If the no-confidence motions fall, as most observers expect will happen, left-wing deputies have said they will appeal to the Constitutional Council, to challenge the way the government forced through the reform.
Laurent Berger, head of the moderate CFDT union, told Liberation newspaper: “We went from the feeling of being despised to a feeling of anger, in particular because we deprived employees of the result of their protests”. On Sunday, police arrested another 17 people as protesters invaded the Les Halles shopping complex in central Paris.
Industrial action has also halted rubbish collection in much of Paris, with thousands of tonnes of waste now on the streets, even as the government forces some binmen back to work using requisition powers.
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