The lower house of the French parliament voted to postpone the controversial pension reform, which foresees raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. This is only the first step on the road to delaying the reform, whose adoption in 2023 was followed by months of mass protests.
On Wednesday, members of the lower house of the French parliament voted to delay the controversial pension reform, which the government of the time passed in 2023 without the approval of the parliament.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced in mid-October that the unpopular reform would be suspended or delayed until the presidential elections, which should be held in 2027. It was demanded by the Socialists, whose support was crucial in helping Lecornu’s minority government survive two no-confidence votes in the same month.
On Wednesday, 255 members of the lower house of parliament voted for the postponement of the reform until January 2028, and 146 of them were against, reports the French news agency AFP.
This means that deciding on the reform will return to the agenda after the presidential elections and after the end of the second term of President Emmanuel Macron, who strongly advocated for its adoption.
(Vijesti.ba)
