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voting in favour. On 15 March, a Joint Committee considered the bill, ultimately approving it with some amendments in a 10–4 vote. On 16 March, the Senate voted 193–114 to accept the amendments proposed by the committee. Later the same day the Government, fearing the proposed law would not have
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issued a ruling on a legal challenge to the bill filed by opposition MPs, finding the draft law to be constitutional and rejecting an initial request for a referendum. Later the same day, Macron signed the bill into law. The Constitutional Council rejected a second referendum request on 3 May.
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notwithstanding the fact the draft law has not been yet approved by the Assembly in its entirety; it furthermore dictates that after the Senate passes the bill, the latter must be considered by a
325:. In February, the Assembly debated the measure. On 14 February, Article 2 of the draft law was rejected by the Assembly by a vote of 203 to 256. On 17 February, Borne invoked Article 47-1 of the 310: 601: 937: 560: 518: 362: 302: 293:
In 2023, a law was passed in France that raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 with a requirement that the retiree has worked at least 43 years. Its provisions, which
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were consequently filed by opposition groups within the required timeframe. Both of them were voted down on 20 March, allowing the bill to pass.
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were filed within the required timeframe, and both of them were voted down on 20 March.
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proposed to scrap the pension reform plans in a vote, receiving support from the
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On 11 March, the Senate passed the bill in a 195–112 vote, with the
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2022 votes of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne
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French Parliament
Long title
French
Senate
National Assembly
President
Emmanuel Macron
Constitutional Council
Senate
Borne government
National Assembly
Borne government
sparked strikes
Élisabeth Borne
Article 49.3 of the French Constitution
motion of no confidence
Two such motions
National Assembly
Constitution
Senate
Joint Committee
Deputies
obstruct
Senate Republicans
Rally of Democrats, Progressive and Independent group
National Assembly
Article 49-3 of the Constitution
Two such motions
Constitutional Council

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