The French Senate, dominated by the right, approved Wednesday evening after a fierce battle with the left the main article of a pension reform project shifting the retirement age from 62 to 64.

The vote ended with 201 votes in favor and 115 against.

According to the cabinet plan the statutory retirement age is gradually raised from 62 to 64 at a rate of three months per year from September 1, 2023 to 2030, details ep.

In addition, to receive a full pension, without a discount, the required contribution period will increase from 42 to 43 years by 2027, at a rate of one quarter per year.

France lived large protest mobilizations against the pension reform promoted by liberal president Emmanuel Macron.

To take effect, the initiative still needs to be approved by both chambers of parliamentfor which they have a deadline until March 26.

If you can’t figure it out, the government can implement its plan by ordinancesomething that has never happened.