The President of France, Emmanuel Macronenacted the unpopular pension reform law that delay the retirement age and extends the requirement of years of contribution, as published in the Official Gazette on Saturday.
The French presidency had already indicated that the law could be promulgated on Saturday or Sunday after the Constitutional Council validated the key measures of the reform promoted by Macron on Friday.
However, the unions urged him in a statement not to do so as “the only way to calm the anger expressed in the country”, a request that was joined by the left and far-right opposition.
The head of state had 15 days to validate the text.
The nine “wise men” of the Constitutional Council rejected some points of the law, but validated key measures such as delaying the retirement age from 62 to 64 years by 2030 and demand to contribute 43 years, and not 42, from 2027 to collect a full pension.
They also rejected a request by the left-wing opposition to call a referendum to limit the retirement age to 62.
The reform has caused intense political turmoil and a wave of social protests in France for three months.
