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[Article] French President Macron overrides parliament to pass retirement age bill PUBLISHED THU, MAR 16 2023 10:40 AM EDT UPDATED MOMENTS AGO Jenni Reid WATCH LIVE KEY POINTS French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday resorted to using special constitutional powers. The pensions overhaul has been met with widespread protests and strikes across France. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced to the assembly that the government would trigger Article 49.3 of the French Constitution. Members of Parliament of left-wing coalition NUPES (New People's Ecologic and Social Union) hold placards during a speech by France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (C), as she confirmed the government would pass its controversial pension reforms without a vote in the National Assembly on March 16, 2023. Members of Parliament of left-wing coalition NUPES (New People's Ecologic and Social Union) hold placards during a speech by France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (C), as she confirmed the government would pass its controversial pension reforms without a vote in the National Assembly on March 16, 2023. Alain Jocard | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday resorted to using special constitutional powers to push his plan to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 through the lower house of parliament. The pensions overhaul has been met with widespread protests and strikes across France, with the issue seen as extremely contentious in the European nation of 68 million people.