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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

French constitutional body rules on pension referendum call

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

France’s top constitutional body is to rule Wednesday on a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to thwart President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age to 64, through a possible referendum or new bill restoring the age to 62.

The move has been prompted by opposition legislators who are seeking to launch a complex, lengthy process in hopes of rejecting Macron's unpopular pension law that was enacted last month.

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