French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes Over Pensions

French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes Over Pensions
People stage a protest against the retirement bill in Paris on March 20, 2023. Lewis Joly/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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PARIS—Parliament adopted a 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.

But the bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers’ approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council before it can be signed into law. The council has the power to reject articles within bills but usually approves them.