Last call prohibition5/26/2023 ![]() The Constitutional Council’s role was to assess whether the opposition’s request meets the legal conditions for a potential referendum. ![]() Opposition lawmakers, mainly from the left, wanted to launch a complex process in hopes of rejecting Macron's unpopular pension law that was enacted last month. and therefore judges that it does not satisfy conditions” set out in the French Constitution. The council ruled that the proposed legislation doesn't address a required “reform regarding social policy. Had it passed muster, the process called for would be long and wouldn't stop Macron's law from taking effect. It was the second time that the Constitutional Council has rejected the plan to restore the retirement age to 62, notably via a possible referendum or new bill. ![]()
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