France’s top constitutional body ruled in favor of President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age is in line with the French Constitution, a decision that will only spark further social unrest.
Bloomberg reported the Constitutional Council in Paris, France’s equivalent of the US Supreme Court, “approved the core elements of the law, including the key contested provision to raise the minimum retirement age by two years to 64.”
The nine-member body rejected one of two opposition-backed demands for a process that would’ve allowed for a referendum on keeping the pension age cutoff at 62.
We suspect hardline unions and the opposition won’t back down this weekend and will continue protests.
France’s Conseil Constitutionnel upholds Macron’s retirement-age increase but one leader of the opposition 👇 vows to fight on. https://t.co/UeueMTCxlV
— The Wednesday Letter (@TWL_Editors) April 14, 2023