Michael

Riots erupt across #France as Constitutional Council validates Macron’s #pensioncuts

The Constitutional Council approved a law opposed by an overwhelming majority of the French people and which #Macron rammed through without even a vote in parliament.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/04/15/mwio-a15.html

Riots erupt across France as Constitutional Council validates Macron’s pension cuts

The Constitutional Council approved a law opposed by an overwhelming majority of the French people and which Macron rammed through without even a vote in parliament.

World Socialist Web Site
Apr 15, 2023 at 5:54amWeb
Show threadJoanna CzechowskaApr 15, 2023
@therightarticle But an issue which he campaigned for when he was elected.
Show threadMichaelApr 15, 2023
@JoCzechowska Your point? He got 24% of the vote in the first ballot and that excludes those that didn’t bother to vote at all.
Show threadJoanna CzechowskaApr 15, 2023
@therightarticle He is president and is doing what he said he would do. Isn't that what is supposed to happen?
Show threadMichaelApr 15, 2023
@JoCzechowska You make it sound as though no one must disagree and challenge what he is doing. That’s nonsense. It only works like that in a dictatorship.
Show threadJoanna CzechowskaApr 15, 2023
@therightarticle yes of course they can challenge him and they do but raising the pension age from 62 to 64 seems an odd hill to die on. He tried to get the speed limit reduced which is a vital green issue but they kicked off so much he gave up.