The opinions of the French Constitutional Council are irrevocable and can fully or partially validate or censor the content of the laws submitted to it. So that the decision that he will take this Friday can return the modification of the retirement parameters to the starting box.
The French Constitutional Council, in charge of interpreting the Gallic Magna Carta, is called today to rule on whether the pension reform, which proposes, among other measures, raising from 62 to 64 years retirement age, conforms to the Constitution. The decision of the court, which can knock down part of the new law, will foreseeably mark the future of the mobilizations which began in January.
His verdict can be an accolade for the Government of Emmanuel Macron or a drastic setback, to the point of returning to the starting box the modification of the retirement parameters, which the Executive considers essential to ensure the financial balance of the system in the medium term.
Therefore, the Council has in its hands a key -and perhaps conclusive- decision for the conflictive reform of the pension system approved by the Government of Emmanuel Macron, which has caused a serious political and social crisis.
The Constitutional Council has nine members appointed for nine-year periods: three are nominated by the President of the Republic, three by the President of the Senate, and three by the President of the National Assembly.
In addition, the former presidents of France are members for life, although the last ones (the conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and the socialist François Hollande) have not usually attended their meetings.
Among the three members appointed by the Head of State is the President of the Constitutional Council. That position has been occupied since 2016 by the socialist Lauren Fabiusnamed by Hollande.
The opinions of the Constitutional Council they are irrevocable and they can fully or partially validate or censor the content of the laws submitted to them.
That will happen this Friday when he rules on the pension reform law. It must evaluate not only its articles, but also the legislative vehicle used by the Executive, that is, a rectifying project of the Social Security budget and the accelerated procedure.
Source: Eitb
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