French Senate decides to raise 64 as the retirement age

Early on Thursday, senators in France approved a bill to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. This is a significant victory for President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform proposals, which have prompted nationwide demonstrations and protests.

Article 7, which sets the retirement age, was supported by 221 senators, with 115 voting against it. The Senate is presided over by the conservative Les Republicains party.

Later this week, the French upper house is anticipated to pass the remaining articles of the reform measure. Next week, it will be presented to a committee for mediation made up of senators and members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of parliament.

The latter had engaged in a heated, insulting, and jeering fifteen days of debate, during which they were unable to address article 7 of the law.

By the end of the month, the government hopes that parliament will approve the pension modifications.

French senators adopted a bill to increase the minimum age of retirement from 62 to 64 early on Thursday. President Emmanuel Macron’s ideas for pension reform, which have sparked protests and demonstrations across the country, have won a major success.

A total of 221 senators voted in favor of Article 7, which establishes the retirement age, while 115 voted against it. The conservative Les Republicains party is in charge of the Senate.

A bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 was approved by French senators on Thursday. Major success has been achieved by President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform proposals, which have prompted protests and demonstrations across the nation.

The retirement age is set under Article 7, and 221 senators voted in favor of it and 115 opposed it. The Senate is ruled by the conservative Les Republicains party.