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French government survives no-confidence votes over pension reform

Far-left lawmakers hold up signs protesting against government plans to reform France's pension system at the National Assembly in Paris on Monday, March 20, 2023. © Lewis Joly, AP

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government.

But the bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers' approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council before it can be signed into law. The council has the power to reject articles within bills but usually approves them.

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