On the thirteenth day of debates in the National Assembly, the French Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe, went up to the tribune to announce on Saturday February 29 the appeal by his government of article 49-3 of the Constitution to have the pension reform project.

In accordance with article 49 paragraph 3 of the 1958 Constitution and after having obtained the authorization of the Council of Ministers of February 29, I decided to engage the responsibility of the Government on the bill establishing a universal system of pensions. pic.twitter.com/Q3GtnGgc0A

- Edouard Philippe (@EPhilippePM) February 29, 2020

During this surprise announcement and to the applause of his majority, he indicated that he wanted to "end this episode of non-debate" with the oppositions and "allow the rest of the legislative process to begin".

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