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French President Emmanuel Macron shunned parliament on Thursday and invoked a special constitutional power to force through a controversial pension reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 64. The risky move sparked protests outside the National Assembly and is expected to trigger motions of no-confidence in his government.
originally posted by: sapien82
a reply to: anonentity
we are ruled by dirty rotten thieving bastards
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
originally posted by: YouSir
originally posted by: paraphi
It's just French politics. Nothing to panic about!
The French are not comfortable unless one part of their society is having a riot.
If it's not farmers burning lorries with Welsh sheep, or a trawlerman blockading a port because a seagull ate his hat, or immigrants burning cars because the streets of Marseille are not paved with gold. Now we have people complaining that they have to retire later than their grandparents did. Macron's just trying to get something done.
Ummm...I know...right...just ask those farmers who protested in the Netherlands...
Majority stakeholders in their government now with a 15 seat win in the upper house of the Dutch parliament...
YouSir
They ended up winning 17 seats
originally posted by: DerBeobachter
As a German i have to say that i am proud about our french neighbors,...
No, not they french people are wrong "only because they are uncomfortable without a riot", those who DON`T do what my french neighbors do are wrong in my eyes.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
Didn't you get the memo?
Democracy is DEAD.
originally posted by: paraphi
It's just French politics. Nothing to panic about!
The French are not comfortable unless one part of their society is having a riot.
If it's not farmers burning lorries with Welsh sheep, or a trawlerman blockading a port because a seagull ate his hat, or immigrants burning cars because the streets of Marseille are not paved with gold. Now we have people complaining that they have to retire later than their grandparents did. Macron's just trying to get something done.
originally posted by: anonentity
.... at some stage the system has to implode to get back to normalcy.
originally posted by: anonentity
a reply to: JAGStorm
The French certainly seem to like to exercise their democratic rights. But it seems all the different sectors of society are at it. So at some point, everyone is protesting and nothing is getting done.