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| France pension reforms: Constitutional Council clears age rise to 64 | France pension reforms: Constitutional Council clears age rise to 64 |
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| Protesters gathered in front of the Paris City Hall ahead of the Constitutional Council's ruling on the pension reforms | |
| France's top constitutional body has cleared the raising of the state pension age from 62 to 64, and rejected calls for a referendum by political opponents. | France's top constitutional body has cleared the raising of the state pension age from 62 to 64, and rejected calls for a referendum by political opponents. |
| The Constitutional Council struck out some of the reforms citing legal flaws. | |
| Twelve days of protests have been held against President Emmanuel Macron's controversial reforms since January. | |
| In March, the government used a special constitutional power to force through the reforms without a vote. | In March, the government used a special constitutional power to force through the reforms without a vote. |
| Mr Macron's government argues the changes are essential to prevent the system collapsing. | |
| The ruling early on Friday evening was met with jeers close to the Constitutional Council building in central Paris where crowds of protesters had gathered. | |
| The authorities had banned demonstrations in front of the building until Saturday morning. | |
| Some demonstrators had chanted they would continue protesting until the changes were withdrawn. | |
| Barriers have been erected in the streets near the court and anti-riot police have been deployed in preparation for further, potentially violent protests. | |
| Among the handful of proposed changes rejected by the nine members of the Constitutional Council was a so-called "senior index" aimed at urging companies with more than 1,000 workers to take on employees over 55. | |
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| France | France |
| Emmanuel Macron | Emmanuel Macron |
| France pension reforms | France pension reforms |