💰 French government to trigger special procedure to adopt pension bill without vote - BFM

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PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne used a special procedure to push an unpopular pensions bill through the National Assembly without a vote on Thursday, triggering boos and shouts of "Resign!" in rare chaotic scenes in the French parliament. Socialist Party head Olivier Faure told Reuters earlier on Thursday that such a move could unleash "uncontrollable anger" after weeks of rolling strikes and protests that have hit power production, blocked some shipments from refineries and seen garbage pile up on the streets of Paris. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays

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