section_path: Presidency (2017–present)/Second term (2022–present)/Domestic affairs/Pension reform
section_name: Pension reform
paragraph_text: Pension reform
  
  In March 2023, Macron's government passed a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, partly bypassing Parliament by again resorting to Article 49.3 to break the parliamentary deadlock. Nationwide protests that had begun when the bill was introduced back in January increased in intensity after the reform was passed without a solemn vote.
  
  In March 2023, Macron's government passed a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, partly bypassing Parliament by again resorting to Article 49.3 to break the parliamentary deadlock. Nationwide protests that had begun when the bill was introduced back in January increased in intensity after the reform was passed without a solemn vote.
  
  In March 2023, Macron's government passed a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, partly bypassing Parliament by again resorting to Article 49.3 to break the parliamentary deadlock. Nationwide protests that had begun when the bill was introduced back in January increased in intensity after the reform was passed without a solemn vote.