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Tunisia's parliament rejects bill on lifting retirement age

Tunisia’s parliament rejected on Thursday a bill to raise the retirement age by two years to 62. [Courtesy]

Tunisia’s parliament rejected on Thursday a bill to raise the retirement age by two years to 62, in a severe blow to Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, whose government is under pressure from international lenders to cut state spending.

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