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The National assembly approved the reform to raise the retirement age in France by 336 votes to 233 against.
Updated : Oct 27, 2010, 08:48 PM IST
France's lower house of Parliament gave final approval on Wednesday to a pension reform which has triggered nationwide protests, removing the last legislative hurdle to the bill becoming law.
The National assembly approved the reform to raise the retirement age in France by 336 votes to 233 against.
The opposition Socialist party has said it would lodge an appeal with France's constitutional council, which still needs to judge whether the reform is legal.