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PARIS, March 11 (Reuters) – France Senate on Saturday the president Emmanuel Macron is unpopular pension adopted the reform plan with 195 votes in favor and 112 against.
France The upper house of parliament voted on the text after the seventh day of nationwide demonstrations against the plan. According to opinion polls, the majority of voters are against the text.
Now the Senate law after passing his draft, it will likely be considered by a joint committee of lower and upper house lawmakers on Wednesday.
If the committee agrees on the text, a final vote in both chambers is likely to take place on Thursday, but the outcome is likely to be in the lower house, where Macron’s party needs the votes of its allies for a majority. National It still looks uncertain in the assembly.
If the government fears that it will not get enough votes in the lower house, its text of parliament without a vote, it is still possible to nominate by a procedure called 49:3.
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An additional day of nationwide strikes and protests was planned for Wednesday.
Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Edited by Grant McCool
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2023-03-12 19:22:59
Source – reuters
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