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France: Macron Makes the Most of His Parliamentary Majority

Aug 3, 2017 | 18:58 GMT

(Stratfor)

The French Senate's decision to give President Emmanuel Macron the power to fast-track the parliamentary process by introducing his labor reforms as ordinances -- a special procedure similar to a presidential decree -- indicates how important the measures are to both the president and his party. Macron has identified making France’s labor laws more flexible as a key step to making the French economy more competitive. The Senate's move on Aug. 2, which follows a similar decision by the National Assembly the previous day, means that the first part of the parliamentary process is over and the president is a significant step closer to seeing his proposals become law....

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