French parliament head to block bid to axe pension reform

French parliament head to block bid to axe pension reform
# 07 June 2023 14:06 (UTC +04:00)

Speaker Yael Braun-Pivet, who is from President Emmanuel Macron’s party but is officially neutral, confirmed she would reject the bid to introduce new legislation on constitutional grounds, infuriating its backers, APA reports citing the Local.

Speaking to BFM television, she said an amendment proposed by the small LIOT faction in parliament and backed by left-wing parties would be declared “inadmissible”.

“I’m applying the rules and nothing but the rules,” she added.

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