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| Macron govt faces no-confidence vote over pensions fight |
| 2023-03-18 |
Unfortunately, this is a Gods of the Copybook Headings issue. Like in America, there soon simply won’t be enough money to keep the promises that were made and accepted in more or less good faith — not with all the other calls on the public purse. [AlAhram] French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Friday faced no-confidence motions in parliament and intensified protests after imposing a contentious pension reform without a vote in the lower house.The situation presents Macron, who has only made occasional public comments on the matter, with one of his biggest challenges less than one year into his second and final mandate. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday invoked article 49.3 of the constitution to impose the pension overhaul by decree, sparking angry demonstrations nationwide that saw 300 people arrested, according to the interior ministry. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 I suspect that the projected productivity gains for those extra two years of work will not be realized. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-03-18 11:25 |
| #1 French protesters set fire to Lyon town hall in nationwide uprising against Macron's pension reforms with more demos planned in Paris today |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-03-18 08:30 |