France\'s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

France\'s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Marine Le Pen said her far-right National Rally party would file a no-confidence motion, and Communist lawmaker Fabien Roussel said such a motion is "ready" on the left. The leader of The Republicans, Eric Ciotti, said his party won't "add chaos to chaos" by supporting a no-confidence motion, but some of his fellow conservatives at odds with the party's leadership could vote individually. Francois Hommeril of the CFE-CGC, representing energy workers among others, said the government "forces a vote when it is sure to win it" and "prevents the vote when they know they would lose." Spain's Social Security Minister José Luis Escrivá said the French have a very different, unsustainable model and "has not addressed its pension system for decades."

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France's Macron says he will appoint a new prime minister soon
1 month ago

France's Macron says he will appoint a new prime minister soon

Deccan Chronicle  

French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days whose top priority will be getting a 2025 budget adopted by parliament, he said on Thursday after the government was toppled by lawmakers.Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative, became the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history when he resigned on Thursday after parliament voted him out …

Marine Le Pen's push for no-confidence motion against France's PM is a big gamble; Here's why
1 month ago

Marine Le Pen's push for no-confidence motion against France's PM is a big gamble; Here's why

Firstpost  

The stakes are high for Le Pen, as a successful vote could lead to new parliamentary elections and potentially pave the way for her to challenge Macron’s government. However, it also risks economic instability and could paint her as prioritising personal ambition over national interest President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen, is facing a high-risk, high-reward situation …

No-confidence vote may see French govt collapse
1 month ago

No-confidence vote may see French govt collapse

China Daily  

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrives to attend a televised interview at Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, December 3, 2024. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's 3-month-old government is most likely to collapse this week after the opposition parties launched a no-confidence vote over his pushing through a social security budget in the parliament without a vote. Barnier on Monday used …

No-confidence vote may see French govt collapse
1 month ago

No-confidence vote may see French govt collapse

China Daily  

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrives to attend a televised interview at Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, December 3, 2024. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's 3-month-old government is most likely to collapse this week after the opposition parties launched a no-confidence vote over his pushing through a social security budget in the parliament without a vote. Barnier on Monday used …

French Government, Far Right Head for Collision in Budget Clash
1 month, 1 week ago

French Government, Far Right Head for Collision in Budget Clash

Live Mint  

-- The far-right National Rally indicated in the strongest language yet that it could topple the French government as soon as this week, hours after Finance Minister Antoine Armand said his administration wouldn’t be blackmailed. “An actual collapse of the government via a successful vote of no confidence would add another layer of uncertainty.” Barnier’s budget legislation, which incorporates €60 …

France’s government warns of ‘big storm’ as no-confidence vote looms
1 month, 1 week ago

France’s government warns of ‘big storm’ as no-confidence vote looms

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers moved this week toward a no-confidence vote. Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative allied with French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists, acknowledged his government’s fragile position over a key budget vote in a television interview on Tuesday. those who make the decision to overthrow Barnier’s government and …

French Premier Warns of Market ‘Storm’ If Budget Voted Down
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

French Premier Warns of Market ‘Storm’ If Budget Voted Down

Live Mint  

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said the country faces a “storm” in financial markets if an “unlikely but possible” alliance of lawmakers across the political spectrum rejects his government’s budget proposals and votes it out of power. The premier’s political survival hangs on whether French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s will back a potential no-confidence vote when he presents final …

France’s far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

France’s far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budget

Associated Press  

PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Monday that she could bring down France’s minority government by the end of the year unless changes are made to the country’s budget bill. Le Pen said lawmakers from her National Rally party, including herself, would bring a confidence motion if the bill now being debated in parliament “stays as it …

France’s Le Pen threatens to topple government on cost-of-living concerns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

France’s Le Pen threatens to topple government on cost-of-living concerns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy France’s Marine Le Pen, leader …

The French far right may not have peaked
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The French far right may not have peaked

Hindustan Times  

FRANCE’S FOURTH REPUBLIC lasted from 1946 to 1958. The good news from the snap elections on July 7th is that tactical voting has dashed Marine Le Pen’s hopes that her hard-right National Rally would lead France’s next government. Squeezed by the left-wing New Popular Front and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble bloc, the RN was pushed into an inglorious third …

France voted against the far right – but what could happen next?
6 months ago

France voted against the far right – but what could happen next?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That prospect now looks remote, …

What next for France as hard-left seizes victory? YEARS of political paralysis, with Macron a lame duck until he stands down... all of which could BOOST Le Pen's chances of presidential win in 2027
6 months ago

What next for France as hard-left seizes victory? YEARS of political paralysis, with Macron a lame duck until he stands down... all of which could BOOST Le Pen's chances of presidential win in 2027

Daily Mail  

But experts say she is now unburdened to make a bid for the presidency in 2027 Last night's tumultuous parliamentary elections in France saw President Emmanuel Macron and his centrist alliance achieve one key goal - preventing the hard-right from taking power. France's hard-right matriarch Marine Le Pen was humbled by the French electorate yesterday - but analysts say she …

French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill
1 year, 7 months ago

French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill

Associated Press  

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform failed on Thursday to pass a repeal bill, in their latest effort to maintain the retirement age at 62. Macron’s centrist party doesn’t have a majority in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, but it allied with some Republican lawmakers to push back the opposition’s efforts. Marine Le Pen, the …

French constitutional body rejects pension referendum call
1 year, 8 months ago

French constitutional body rejects pension referendum call

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s top constitutional body rejected on Wednesday a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to undo President Emmanuel Macron’s law to raise the retirement age to 64, deeming that a proposed bill doesn’t meet the needed criteria. It was the second time that the Constitutional Council has rejected the plan to restore the retirement age to 62, notably via …

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law
1 year, 8 months ago

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law

Associated Press  

PARIS — Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September. A LONG SHOT AT A REFERENDUM The Constitutional Council’s role is to assess whether the opposition’s request over bringing the retirement age back to 62 meets …

French President Macron Warns About Marine Le Pen Coming to Power and Regrets Pensions Campaign
1 year, 8 months ago

French President Macron Warns About Marine Le Pen Coming to Power and Regrets Pensions Campaign

News 18  

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more involved in selling his unpopular pension reform to the country. Speaking to Le Parisien newspaper, the 45-year-old joined others across the French political spectrum in warning about anti-immigration Le Pen being in a position to take …

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, but insisted that it was needed to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. In many cities, opponents to the pension law took to the streets to bang pots and pans during Macron’s televised address to …

Macron to address France after 'Pyrrhic' pensions victory
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron to address France after 'Pyrrhic' pensions victory

The Hindu  

President Emmanuel Macron is to address France for the first time since signing into law his controversial pension reform, facing warnings the political and social crisis sparked by the changes is not over. He is expected to address the nation around 1800 GMT, Presidential sources said, in a speech that government spokesman Olivier Veran said Saturday would be in the …

Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday, the day after the country’s constitutional body approved the change. On Friday, the Constitutional Council rejected some parts of the government’s pension legislation but approved the higher minimum retirement age, which was central to Macron’s plan and the …

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, defying three months of protests and pleas from unions not to implement the legislation. Socialist leader Olivier Faure said that Macron's swift signing of the law showed "disdain" towards the protest movement while hard-left MP Francois Ruffin called it a "democratic hold-up". Mr. Macron has called the change …

France’s Constitutional Council approves Macron's new pension reform amid protests
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Constitutional Council approves Macron's new pension reform amid protests

The Hindu  

France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday's decision “marks the end of the institutional and democratic path of this reform,” adding that there was “no victor" …

France's Macron signs controversial pension reform into law
1 year, 8 months ago

France's Macron signs controversial pension reform into law

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country's retirement age by two years, the government's official journal showed on Saturday, as unions vow to oppose the controversial changes including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Key points: The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled in favour of key provisions of the reform, including …

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests

Al Jazeera  

The Constitutional Council rules in favour of key provisions of the reform, including raising the retirement age to 64. French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country’s retirement age by two years. The proclamation of the law came after France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved the main retirement-age measure and follows months of …

France’s President Emmanuel Macron weakened but unbowed after pension reform battle
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s President Emmanuel Macron weakened but unbowed after pension reform battle

Firstpost  

The French Constitutional Court declared on Friday that the law to raise the retirement age by two years to 64 was in accordance with the basic charter of the French Republic, despite Macron’s dismal approval ratings and widespread opposition to his pension reform Paris: President Emmanuel Macron was being his usual belligerent self hours before France’s highest court gave his …

Can France’s constitutional body halt disputed pension bill?
1 year, 8 months ago

Can France’s constitutional body halt disputed pension bill?

Associated Press  

PARIS — French protesters are bracing for an expected ruling Friday by a top constitutional body that they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan. In this case, it comes after Macron’s centrist government forced the pension bill through parliament without a vote, using a special constitutional power. “The Constitutional Council won’t say if the pension reform …

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests

LA Times  

Demonstrate gather in Paris on Friday after France’s Constitutional Council approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64. France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne …

French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age
1 year, 8 months ago

French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

Al Jazeera  

France’s constitutional court has approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms, triggering new nationwide protests against the plan. “Stay the course, that’s my motto,” Macron said on Friday as he inspected restoration efforts at the Notre Dame cathedral, four years after a devastating fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece. Far-right Rassemblement National figurehead Marine Le Pen added that …

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of France in the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Because people really hate Macron — we hate him — and we’re only at the beginning, we have four more years,” said insurance salesman Mohamed Belmoud, 28. …

Why are the French so angry over retiring 2 years later?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are the French so angry over retiring 2 years later?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Because people really hate Macron — we hate …

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?

The Hindu  

In Paris, there is growing unrest over the government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64. This means people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. French President Emmanual Macron rushed a reform in the Lower House of Parliament to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 without holding a vote. …

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate
1 year, 9 months ago

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

Associated Press  

PARIS — More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on Thursday against unpopular pension reforms, and violence erupted in some places as unions called for new nationwide strikes and protests next week, coinciding with King Charles III’s planned visit to France. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, visiting police headquarters Thursday night as fires still burned in some Paris neighborhoods, gave …

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests
1 year, 9 months ago

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests

The Hindu  

Large crowds in Paris and other French cities took to the streets in the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age bill through parliament without a vote. Violence has intensified in recent days at small, scattered protests against the pension reform and Macron’s leadership — in contrast with the largely peaceful …

French President Macron pushes pension reform as protests escalate
1 year, 9 months ago

French President Macron pushes pension reform as protests escalate

India Today  

French President Emmanuel Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he said he would press on with plans to raise the pension age, rejecting calls for a U-turn in response to growing public anger. Unions said a ninth nationwide day of protests and strikes on Thursday would draw huge crowds against what they described …

Macron breaks silence in bid to defuse pensions crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron breaks silence in bid to defuse pensions crisis

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron is to make on Wednesday his first public comments on the crisis sparked by his government forcing through a pensions overhaul, which has sparked violent protests and questions over his ability to bring about further change. Borne invoked article 49.3 after failing to muster a parliamentary majority for the reform in the Assembly, a consequence of …

French government survives no-confidence votes over pensions
1 year, 9 months ago

French government survives no-confidence votes over pensions

Associated Press  

PARIS — Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. The first no-confidence motion, proposed by a small centrist group with support across the left, narrowly missed approval by National Assembly lawmakers Monday afternoon, garnering 278 of the …

French government survives no-confidence votes over pensions
1 year, 9 months ago

French government survives no-confidence votes over pensions

The Hindu  

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. The first no-confidence motion, proposed by a small centrist group with support across the left, narrowly missed approval by National Assembly lawmakers Monday afternoon, garnering 278 of the 287 votes …

Explained | Why is France seeing widespread protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why is France seeing widespread protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Protesters on Friday, March 17, clashed with the police at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, near the National Assembly building amid growing unrest over the ruling government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64, meaning people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. But on Thursday, …

French Government fights to survive 2 no-confidence motions
1 year, 9 months ago

French Government fights to survive 2 no-confidence motions

The Hindu  

France’s government is fighting for its survival on March 20 against no-confidence motions filed by lawmakers who are furious that President Emmanuel Macron used special constitutional powers to force through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without giving them a vote. National Assembly lawmakers are set to vote in the afternoon on two no-confidence motions, …

Macron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — A parody photo appearing on protest signs and online in France shows President Emmanuel Macron sitting on piles of garbage. Demonstrators hoisted the parody photo at protests after Macron chose at the last minute Thursday to invoke the government’s constitutional power to pass the bill without a vote at the National Assembly. Perceived as “the president of the …

Protests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform

Al Jazeera  

Protesters, police clash in Paris for a third night amid widespread anger over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. Protesters and police in the French capital, Paris, have clashed for a third night as thousands took to the streets across the country and workers at refineries went on strike to oppose the government’s decision to raise the state pension age without a …

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push

The Hindu  

Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote. Borne on Thursday to make use of a special constitutional power to push the highly unpopular pension bill through without a …

Anger spreads in France over Macron's retirement bill push
1 year, 9 months ago

Anger spreads in France over Macron's retirement bill push

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Protesters …

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Marine Le Pen said her far-right National Rally party would file a no-confidence motion, and Communist lawmaker Fabien Roussel said such a …

France's Emmanuel Macron wins Pyrrhic victory on pension bill, risks fuelling anger
1 year, 9 months ago

France's Emmanuel Macron wins Pyrrhic victory on pension bill, risks fuelling anger

India Today  

President Emmanuel Macron's move to shun the National Assembly and push through an unpopular pension system overhaul without a vote in the lower house may secure a reform he says is needed for France's finances. "It's a democratic coup," far-right leader Marine Le Pen told reporters after a chaotic session in parliament, where Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was booed as …

French rioters threaten home of President Macron as he faces motions of no confidence
1 year, 9 months ago

French rioters threaten home of President Macron as he faces motions of no confidence

Daily Mail  

Marine Le Pen said afterwards that it was a 'total failure for the government' Trade unions had warned that the move would risk radicalising opponents Rioters threatened the home of French president Emmanuel Macron after he bypassed parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. French police face protesters as clashes erupt on Place de la Concorde square, …

Decisive day for Macron's pension gamble in tense France
1 year, 9 months ago

Decisive day for Macron's pension gamble in tense France

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy France’s standoff over a bill raising the retirement age heads …

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament, deepening a widely shared feeling that he doesn’t hear the grievances of the French. In a letter last week to …

French Senate adopts pension bill despite street protests
1 year, 9 months ago

French Senate adopts pension bill despite street protests

Firstpost  

A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne tweeted late Saturday after the 195-112 vote that she looks forward to the bill’s definitive passage, hailing a …

French Senate approves pension bill despite street protests
1 year, 9 months ago

French Senate approves pension bill despite street protests

The Hindu  

A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne tweeted late March 11 evening after the 195-112 vote that she looks forward to the bill’s definitive passage, …

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