France's Constitutional Council rejects bid for pension referendum
- Europe
- Reuters
- Published Date: 08:16 | 03 May 2023
- Modified Date: 08:16 | 03 May 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension law passed another hurdle on Wednesday when the Constitutional Council rejected a second bid by political opponents to hold a referendum against the reform.
Macron defied fierce trade union opposition and weeks of sometimes violent protests against his plan to raise the retirement age by two years to 64, ramming the legislation through parliament without a final vote and signing it into law last month.
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