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After weeks and weeks of discussion,after demonstrations and strikes,more than150 hours of debate in both the French senate and National Assembly
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the pension reform bill passed its last legislative hurdle today with a vote of 336 to 233 at the NationalAssembly.
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The bill will now go to president Sarkozy,but even before that
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the Left Opposition here trying to make it as difficult as possible for the government,is going tochallenge the bill in the constitutional court.
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That will mean another 8 days of limbo asthe constitutional court decide whether the law is constitutional.
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In the mean time,there are more strikes and demonstrations,including tomorrow.
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And the strikes on theground have not stopped either.
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