The French government has been forced to push through unpopular pension reforms, to avoid a knife-edge vote in the National Assembly, reports BBC News.
Although the plan to raise the pension age from 62 to 64 passed the upper house on Thursday, ministers realised they might not win the support of MPs.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne was jeered as she invoked article 49:3 of the constitution.
That enables the government to avoid a vote in the Assembly.
"We cannot bet on the future of our pensions and this reform is necessary," the prime minister told a rowdy session of the lower house.
As she took the stand, left-wing MPs sang the national anthem La Marseillaise while holding placards that read "No to 64". Her speech was interrupted with cries of "Resign, Resign!"
Forcing the bill through may be the least bad option for the government, but it's also fraught with risk. It exposes the government to a censure motion and risks enflaming the country.
The far-right National Rally immediately called a confidence vote, while Marine Le Pen, who challenged Mr Macron for the presidency, said the government's move was a recognition of his personal failure.
"It's his reform, he's the one who proposed it and defended it during his campaign," she added.