٠٠:٠٠:٥٤A security perimeter was established around the Constitutional Council in Paris on Friday, ahead of the expected ruling on the fate of President Emmanuel Macron's divisive pension reforms.
The Constitutional Council has to decide whether the government’s use of powers to pass the changes without a vote in parliament was allowed under the Constitution.
The Council has the authority to reject the text, partially or totally.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating against the changes all across the country since January, which raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of years needed for a full pension entitlement.
France: Security heightened as Constitutional Council set to rule on Macron's pension reforms
A security perimeter was established around the Constitutional Council in Paris on Friday, ahead of the expected ruling on the fate of President Emmanuel Macron's divisive pension reforms.
The Constitutional Council has to decide whether the government’s use of powers to pass the changes without a vote in parliament was allowed under the Constitution.
The Council has the authority to reject the text, partially or totally.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating against the changes all across the country since January, which raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of years needed for a full pension entitlement.
A security perimeter was established around the Constitutional Council in Paris on Friday, ahead of the expected ruling on the fate of President Emmanuel Macron's divisive pension reforms.
The Constitutional Council has to decide whether the government’s use of powers to pass the changes without a vote in parliament was allowed under the Constitution.
The Council has the authority to reject the text, partially or totally.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating against the changes all across the country since January, which raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of years needed for a full pension entitlement.