The French Constitutional Council approves a reform that raises the retirement age to 64 years

According to a statement from the Constitutional Council, the Council approved the guidelines for the government’s controversial pension reform.

Although the Council approved the article of the bill that increases the retirement age to 64 years; totally or partially rejected 6 articles on the reform.

In addition, the Council rejected the request of the parliamentarians to submit the pension reform to a referendum.

With the Council’s decision, French President Emmanuel Macron will be able to promulgate the reform in a manner free of unconstitutional articles.

Those who were against the pension reform, which for 3 months has been one of the main issues on the country’s agenda, organized massive demonstrations yesterday for the twelfth time, 80 people were arrested and 76 security personnel were injured in the demonstrations. in the capital Paris.

Today, at the time of the announcement of the decision, the police installed a barrier in front of the Constitutional Council against possible demonstrations.

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Mass demonstrations in France, which began on March 16, continue after the government’s decision to pass the bill, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, without a vote.

Violence is taking place in many parts of the country between the police and protesters, who have violently intervened in the demonstrations.

More than 1,000 people have been detained in protests across the country since March 16.

The opposition and the government had asked the Constitutional Council to determine whether the reform was constitutional. (AA)