Pension reform: the debates ended in a last restless night in the National Assembly

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Friday, February 17, cries and invective again resounded within the National Assembly. It was in great confusion and without a vote that the first reading of the reform project ended.

It is midnight at the National Assembly, Friday, February 17. The debate is closed without being able to decide on article 7 of the bill, the key provision which raises the legal age to 64 years. THE minister of laborOlivier Dussoptconcludes very angry.Ladies and gentlemen Rebellious deputies, you insulted me for 15 days, you go out, but you insulted me, no one cracked and we are here in front of you for the reform”he launched to the Insoumis. At the exit of the hemicycle, the deputies of France Insoumise see in this non-vote a victory.

France at a standstill on March 7

It’s the end of two weeks of heated debates on all benches in the National Assembly. Yesterday evening again, the debates could not go to the end. The National Rally, discreet during the debates, subtly tabled a motion of censure against the government, which was then rejected by all the other groups. The pension reform project will now go to the Senate. At the same time, the unions promise to put France on hold on March 7th.


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