Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Saturday afternoon the use of 49.3 as part of the pension reform. The leader of the Republican deputies in the National Assembly indicated that a censure motion against the government had been tabled by his group in the process.

MPs The Republicans have tabled a censure motion against the government, which has engaged its responsibility via the 49-3 to push through its pension reform, said their leader Damien Abad on Saturday. This motion, "on behalf of the LR Group," has just been tabled, said the leader of the first opposition group. "We have refused any suggestion of a joint motion" with the left, which should table its own motion within a few hours, he added.

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