Current location:Culture Craft news portal > travel
French PM deploys constitutional power to force passage of pension reform bill
Culture Craft news portal2024-05-22 01:50:35【travel】0People have gathered around
IntroductionFrench Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech to announce the use of the article 49.3, a s
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech to announce the use of the article 49.3, a special clause in the French Constitution, to push the pensions reform bill through the lower house of parliament without a vote by lawmakers, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, March 16, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]
PARIS - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday activated an article of the country's Constitution that allows the government to force passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote at the National Assembly.
"We cannot gamble on the future of our pensions, this reform is necessary," Borne told the National Assembly, where the government does not have an absolute majority.
"Because I am attached to our social model, and because I believe in parliamentary democracy, it is on your reform that I am ready to engage my responsibility," Borne said.
According to Paragraph 3 of Article 49 (49.3) 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.
Just hours after Borne's announcement, major unions in France called on working people in the country to participate in a 9th general mobilization on March 23.
Some 6,000 people demonstrated at Place de la Concorde (Concorde Square) in Paris against the use of Article 49.3 by the government, leading to clashes with security forces and arresting 38.
On Thursday morning, the French Senate adopted the definitive version of the pension reform bill, which will raise the retirement age by two years to 64 from 2027.
A total of 193 French senators voted in favor of the bill, and 114 against. The text had been debated the day before by a joint committee of seven senators and seven members of the National Assembly.
Borne 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.
In 2021, France's expenditure on the pension system equaled 13.8 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). However, the country's Pensions Advisory Council (COR) said that the share of pension expenditure would rise sharply from 14.2 percent to 14.7 percent between 2027 and 2032, due to a significant contraction in GDP.
In a report published by the COR in September 2022, the pension system watchdog said that from 2022 to 2032, the country's pension system would be in deficit.
Address of this article:http://serbiaandmontenegro.popular-vines.com/html-71c099853.html
Very good!(621)
Related articles
- Strictly star Giovanni Pernice's former partner Rose Ayling
- Colton Herta shows speed as Honda fights back in penultimate Indy 500 practice session
- David Ortiz is humbled by being honored in New York again; this time for post
- Dame Judi Dench's tears as she receives Sycamore Gap tree seedling at Chelsea Flower Show
- Key evidence in the 'burking' murder trial was 'hidden' from defence lawyers
- Patrick Reed withdraws from US Open qualifying and ends streak of playing the majors
- Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
- Dali cargo ship is finally brought back to port
- Sale continues dominant run as Braves beat Padres 3
- Sienna Miller's lookalike daughter Marlowe, 11, makes her first ever red carpet appearance
Popular articles
Recommended
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
Colin Jost left red
Wildfires sweep across Finland, straining rescue services
France is trying Syrian ex
I'm a cruise ship worker...these are the FIVE things smart passengers always do onboard
Harris accepts debate invite to face off with Trump's VP pick, which may come at convention
Pregnancy app used by the NHS accused of 'imposing gender ideology'
Rishi Sunak to apologise for worst treatment disaster in NHS history
Links
- UK lawmakers will vote on a landmark bill aiming to create the country's first smoke
- China storms to quarters, thrilling matchups await
- Koke extends Atletico Madrid contract until 2025
- FIS president hails China's skiing, snowboarding potential
- UNESCO, Gansu announce partnership
- Chinese tourists flock to savor trendy immersive experiences
- Shandong city seeks to capitalize on barbecue fame
- Liaoning lead title contenders into CBA playoffs
- Midweek games in hectic Premier League schedule
- Island welcomes tourists after green upgrade