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French PM delays immigration bill over lack of majority

Announcement by Élisabeth Borne comes after the government, which does not have an absolute majority in parliament, used special constitutional powers to adopt a deeply unpopular pension law without a final vote.

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French prime minister Élisabeth Borne said on Wednesday that she would push plans for a new immigration law to the autumn for lack of enough support in parliament to get it adopted at this stage, reports Yahoo! News.

This comes after the government, which does not have an absolute majority in parliament, used special constitutional powers to adopt a deeply unpopular pension law without a final vote, after months of street protests.

"Now is not the time to start a debate over a bill that could divide the French," Borne told a news conference.

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