Updated on 03/20/2023 at 7:36 p.m
The French government narrowly survived the vote of no confidence in the National Assembly and thus pushed through the controversial pension reform.
After months of arguing, that of President
278 MPs withdrew their confidence in the center government under President Emmanuel Macron in the first vote on Monday evening, as Parliament President Yaël Braun-Pivet announced. However, the necessary absolute majority of 287 votes was not achieved.
Impending gap in the pension fund
Last Thursday, following weeks of heated debates, the two chambers of parliament were to finally vote on the reform. The Senate approved the project. However, a green light from the National Assembly, where the government does not have an absolute majority, seemed uncertain. She therefore decided at the last minute to quash the reform with a special article in the constitution without a vote by the National Assembly. The opposition then submitted two motions of no confidence.
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Previously, the retirement age in France was 62 years. In fact, retirement began later on average: those who have not paid in long enough to receive a full pension work longer. At the age of 67 there is a pension without deductions, regardless of how long you have paid in – the government wants to keep this up, even if the number of years you need to pay in for a full pension is to increase more quickly. She wants to raise the monthly minimum pension to around 1,200 euros. With the reform, the government wants to close an impending gap in the pension fund. (afp/dpa)
