Current location:World Watchers news portal > style
French govt survives no
World Watchers news portal2024-05-08 08:42:56【style】9People have gathered around
IntroductionA French flag flies over the National Assembly on the day of debates and votes on two motions of no-
A French flag flies over the National Assembly on the day of debates and votes on two motions of no-confidence against the French government. [Photo/Agencies]
PARIS - Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon.
It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law.
The first multiparty motion, filed by the centrist opposition group LIOT, gained 278 votes among the deputies, only nine votes short of the 287 required to topple Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's government.
The second motion, tabled by the far-right National Rally party, only got 94 votes.
The French National Assembly is composed of 577 seats, but since there are currently four vacancies, the number of votes required to reach a majority is 287.
Borne on Thursday triggered an article of the country's Constitution that allows the government to force passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly.
Following the results of the two no-confidence motions, France's largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), has called for "amplifying the mobilization" and "participating massively in the rolling strikes and the demonstrations" on March 23.
Tensions also rose across France. Demonstrations in Paris and Lille were dispersed by the police with tear gas.
According to Paragraph 3 of Article 49 of the French Constitution, the prime minister may, after consulting with the Council of Ministers, impose the adoption of a bill by the National Assembly without a vote. The only way for the National Assembly to veto this is to pass a no-confidence motion against the government.
The prime minister laid out details of the pension reform plan in January, under which the legal retirement age would be progressively raised by three months a year from 62 to 64 by 2030, and a guaranteed minimum pension would be introduced.
Under the plan, as of 2027, at least 43 years of work would be required to be eligible for a full pension.
Address of this article:http://pitcairnislands.downmusic.org/html-06d599896.html
Very good!(47)
Related articles
- Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors
- Cultural and Natural Heritage Day Celebrated Across China
- China to Recruit 67,000 Rural Teachers This Year
- China Vows to Improve Eye Care Services for Children, Seniors
- An Italian governor accused in a corruption probe has been placed under house arrest
- Beijing Prepares for National College Entrance Exam
- Children Experience Agrarian Culture in Central China's Hunan
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Issues Certificates to 65 New Academicians
- Man United in crisis: transfers, tactics and takeover helped lead up to 4
- China Focus: China Makes Historic Achievements in Human Rights Protection
Popular articles
Recommended
Minnesota ethics panel to consider how to deal with senator charged with burglary
Maritime Day of China Marked in NE China's Liaoning
Children Attend Event as 'Little Architects' Ahead of Int'l Children's Day in Xi'an
China to Make All
Biden condemns antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance speech
GLOBALink
China to Cultivate More Skilled Personnel in Manufacturing Sector
China Beats Italy to Win Third Straight Match in Women's VNL
Links
- Princess Charlotte's adorable talent that makes her mother Kate Middleton 'very happy'
- Common prosperity goals catalyze regional cooperation in China's Yangtze River Delta
- Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3
- China reports general public budget spending near 7 tln yuan in Q1
- Shohei Ohtani's hard
- South Carolina Senate approves $15.4B budget after debate on bathrooms and conference switching
- China calls for strengthened flood control in Yangtze, Taihu Lake basins
- Biden promises quick provision of additional arms to Ukraine in call with Zelensky
- Contreras has 3 hits as Brewers take advantage of sloppy inning by Pirates in 3
- Hamas releases video showing well