The French parliamentary opposition failed to achieve the required majority for two votes of no confidence in the government of Elisabeth Born due to pension reform. According to Interfax, the opposition deputies of the National Assembly lacked nine votes to dismiss Born and thereby automatically make the pension reform abortive by voting for a vote of no confidence.
278 deputies voted for this first proposal, while a minimum of 287 votes is required for the resignation of the government.
However, a second vote of no confidence was raised against the Born government. Only 94 deputies voted for this proposal.
Both votes of no confidence are thus rejected. Consequently, the pension reform is considered adopted by the National Assembly.
Recall that the reform project, which raises the French retirement age from 62 to 64, caused thousands of demonstrations demanding recall, and also provoked numerous spontaneous actions, accompanied by clashes between protesters and the forces of order.
Source: Rosbalt
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