- France Last day of protests against Macron's pensions before final decision: "It's the final bullet"
- France The French Constitutional Council validates the delay in the retirement age from 62 to 64
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law the unpopular pension reform law that raises the retirement age and extends the requirement for years of contributions, according to the Official Journal on Saturday.
The French presidency had already indicated that the law could be enacted on Saturday or Sunday after the Constitutional Council on Friday validated key measures of the reform promoted by Macron. This council of wise men, who had the last word on the law, chose to censor some secondary articles, but not the most important and unpopular.
And it is that the new law aims to delay the retirement age from 62 to 64 years, despite the opposition of 70% of citizens. Its entry into force is scheduled for September 1.
The Council, which is the equivalent of the Constitutional Court in Spain, also decided not to accept the left's proposal to hold a referendum to set the retirement age at 62. Two proposals were presented: one of them has been rejected and the second (which was formalized on Thursday) will be decided on May 3.
- Emmanuel Macron
- France
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