Macron opts for nuclear option: French government overrides parliament over pensions • FRANCE 24

Emmanuel Macron will have gotten his pension reform out of the way early in his second mandate but at what cost? His prime minister triggering a vote of confidence rather than a straight up and down vote on the bill. How will the railroading through parliament of a plan that sparked France’s biggest strikes and demonstrations in years test the legitimacy of a term-limited president and his minority government in his future dealings with the unions and lawmakers?
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