Members of the communist group wearing T-shirts asking for referendum address to the media prior to the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Members of the communist group wearing T-shirts asking for referendum address to the media prior to the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of far-left opposition La France Insoumise, right, speaks to the media after the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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French Junior Minister for pensions reforms Laurent Pietraszewski and Junior Minister of Relations with the Parliament Marc Fesneau attend the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Newly-appointed French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Stanislas Guerini, La Republique En Marche attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Stanislas Guerini, La Republique En Marche attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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President of Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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President of Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Richard Ferrand, speaker of the French National Assembly, attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Richard Ferrand, speaker of the French National Assembly, attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of far-left opposition La France Insoumise, right, attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of far-left opposition La France Insoumise, right, attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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French Junior Minister for pensions reforms Laurent Pietraszewski delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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French Junior Minister for pensions reforms Laurent Pietraszewski delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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French Junior Minister for pensions reforms Laurent Pietraszewski delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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French Junior Minister for pensions reforms Laurent Pietraszewski delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Newly-appointed French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Newly-appointed French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran delivers a speech during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Seaker of the French National Assembly Richard Ferrand, right, reacts during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Lawmakers attend the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Leader of far-left opposition "La France Insoumise" (France Unbowed) political party and member of parliament Jean-Luc Melenchon, centre, attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Lawmakers attend the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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General view of the hemicycle during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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Richard Ferrand, speaker of the French National Assembly, attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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General view of the hemicycle during the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, in Paris, France. The government wants the lower house to put the original draft to vote before the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The bill is expected to go to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in April or May.

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