Roundup: France braces for decisive vote on pension reform

PARIS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- After ten days of intense debate, the French Senate last Saturday adopted the controversial reform to the country's pension system, which was proposed by the government in January. The bill would raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.

The vote in the Senate, upper house of Parliament, dominated by ring-wing parties, was 195 in favor and 112 against, despite the discontent