French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has triggered a special procedure to push through the controversial pension reform bill through parliament without a vote.
Borne made the announcement in parliament on Thursday, utilizing article 49.3 of the constitution to ensure the bill raising the retirement age by two years to 64 is adopted.
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The PM was met with boos as she arrived into the special assembly to make the announcement.
The session was then suspended for around two minutes after left-wing lawmakers prevented Borne from speaking by singing the national anthem, while others raised placards reading "No to 64 years."
PM Elisabeth Borne was booed as she made the announcement in parliament. /Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
Borne eventually returned but her speech was largely drowned by boos and chants from opposition MPs and shouts of "resignation" during a chaotic parliament session.
The decision comes after weeks of protests from thousands of people, who say the pension overhaul is unfair and unnecessary.
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