The vote of no confidence in the Government of France, which the right and the left presented to the National Assembly after the decision of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to hold the pension reform bill without a vote, did not receive support.
“The vote of no confidence proposed by Damien Abad (Republican Party) and his 80 colleagues was not passed”, – the National Assembly said on Twitter.
It is reported that 289 votes were required for the vote of no confidence, with 148 votes in favour.
The proposal for a vote of no confidence by the Left also did not receive support. It had 91 votes in favour, while 289 votes were required.
“Due to the fact that none of the proposals for a vote of no confidence was adopted, the bill establishing a universal pension system is considered to have been adopted in the first reading”, – the National Assembly said.
Earlier, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he would use the provisions of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the bill without voting.
Article 49.3 of the French Constitution allows the Prime Minister, if he is convinced of the need to pass a law, to pass the document through the parliament. However, if this article is applied, deputies may raise the issue of lack of confidence in the government.
The pension reform announced by the government, which may result in the loss of a number of privileges and special retirement regimes for certain categories of French workers, including transport workers, has provoked a major strike and numerous protests.