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Jean-Luc Mélenchon invokes article 35 of the French Constitution, which provides that the declaration of war is authorized by Parliament. Édouard Philippe, Horizons candidate, presents a pension reform aimed at gradually increasing the contribution period to 45 years and the retirement age to 65 years.
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“If the base is hit, what will we do?” : Mélenchon demands a vote from Parliament after the announcement of the sending of soldiers to Saudi Arabia
The LFI presidential candidate invokes article 35 of the Constitution to demand a vote on the sending of French troops to Yanbu, the main Saudi oil export terminal on the Red Sea, announced Thursday by Emmanuel Macron.
Pensions: Édouard Philippe proposes to “gradually increase the contribution period to 45 years and the starting age to 65”
“In the reform that I suppose, one in three French people will be able to leave before the age of 65, between 60 and 64 years old,” said the Horizons presidential candidate in a YouTube video of around twenty minutes.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The French Parliament will debate and vote on sending troops to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
Édouard Philippe's proposal on pensions will be discussed as part of the presidential campaign.
Very likely · Within weeks

This Tuesday afternoon, around 206,000 civil service agents demonstrated across France, including 30,000 in Paris, to protest against the freezing of the index point provided for in the 2027 budget and the drop in their purchasing power, while the government must present its budget project on Thursday.

Marine Le Pen used the expression "Kevlar suit" during a press briefing to respond to Mediapart's publication of anti-Semitic messages attributed to Jordan Bardella in 2013, declaring that the media should also protect itself, which MP Léa Balage El Mariky interpreted as a death threat, announcing a referral to the prosecutor.

Prime Minister François Bayrou denounced Thursday the fact that young people are “reduced to slavery” to repay the debt accumulated by previous generations, during an intervention on intergenerational economic difficulties in France.

This Tuesday in Grenoble, around ten elected officials from the LFI group tried to enter the municipal council room carrying pro-Palestine signs, before being blocked by the municipal police. Physical altercations took place, filmed by collaborators, leading to the adjournment of the council. Three officers were taken to hospital, although not in serious condition, and a complaint was filed by five officers.

Tuesday September 29, a large inter-union called for a strike in the public service to demand an increase in salaries and more budgetary resources. According to the Interior Ministry, 206,000 people demonstrated in France, including 30,000 in Paris. The CGT claims that 300,000 people marched, including 70,000 in the capital. Disturbances took place near high schools, with 40 arrests and 10 injuries reported. A firefighter was injured in Bordeaux by an aerosol explosion. The Île-de-France region estimates the damage in high schools at nearly a million euros.

During the Afer grand oral on savings, David Lisnard criticizes the pension system as a Ponzi pyramid and advocates compulsory capitalization. Édouard Philippe proposes to increase the contribution period to 45 years and the starting age to 65 years. Furthermore, Jordan Bardella is accused by Mediapart of having made anti-Semitic comments in 2013, which he firmly denies, while Marine Le Pen and allies defend him. The Paris prosecutor's office opens an investigation into leaks in the press concerning the 2027 budget after a report from Sébastien Lecornu.