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France's top constitutional body rejects bid to hold referendum on pension reform

A photo taken on October 15, 2018 shows French flags outside the headquarters of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in Paris. © Bertrand Guay, AFP

France’s top constitutional body rejected on Wednesday a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to undo President Emmanuel Macron's law to raise the retirement age to 64, deeming that a proposed bill doesn't meet the needed criteria. 

It was the second time that the Constitutional Council has rejected the plan to restore the retirement age to 62, notably via a possible referendum or new bill. Had it passed muster, the process called for would be long and wouldn't stop Macron's law from taking effect.

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