French opposition deputies and politicians from the LIOT group put forward a vote of no confidence in the government of the country and the prime minister personally Elizabeth Born, according to BFM. In total, the document was signed by 91 elected deputies. Almost three times as many (287 votes) are needed to pass the vote. The collection of signatures began after the authorities France raised the retirement age in the country from 62 to 64 years.
I call on all MPs to be held accountable for preserving democracy,” said LIOT President Bertrand Pancher.
Earlier, the head of the far-right National Assembly party also announced the desire to put forward a vote of no confidence. Marine Le Pen and deputies of the Union of Left Forces “New People’s Ecological and Social Union”.
Opposition forces are demanding the resignation of Elizabeth Bourne, who approved the pension reform bypassing the vote in Parliament. According to French law, if such a right is exercised, the opposition can express a vote of no confidence within 24 hours from the date of signing a document.
Citizens of the country have been protesting against the adoption of the unpopular law since January. On March 15, 480,000 people came out to demonstrate against the pension reform in France. Since the beginning of January, eight protest waves against the scandalous law have taken place in the country.
Pension reform is one of the main brainchild of the President of France Emmanuel Macron. It assumes a gradual increase in the retirement age by 2030 from 62 to 64 years. The increase will apply to all French born after September 1961.
