French PM delays immigration bill over lack of majority

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne leaves following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, the leaders of the French Employers' association (MEDEF), the CPME and the Union of local businesses, after he signed into law the pension reform raising the retirement age, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth 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.

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.