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French prime minister suspends a controversial pension reform to avoid government collapse
- Tuesday's address in Paris had Lecornu propose suspending the 2023 pension reform until the 2027 presidential election, responding to Socialist Party demands.
- Forced through in 2023 without a vote, the reform prompted anger and months of protests, while La France Insoumise and Rassemblement National filed motions to topple Lecornu's cabinet.
- Facing calendar limits, ministers met to finalize the 2026 budget plan, which the government must give parliament 70 days to scrutinize before year-end, Bregeon said.
- Macron warned that any vote to topple the cabinet would force dissolution of the Assemblée Nationale and fresh elections, while Lecornu urged his ministers to end the deadlock after reappointment.
- Experts including Philippe Aghion argued that pausing the reform could reduce the risk of far-right gains as France faces a hung parliament resulting from last year's snap elections and broader political deadlock.
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French PM Lecornu pledges to suspend 2023 pension reform
In the face of an unprecedented political crisis, France's re-appointed prime minister Sébastien Lecornu proposed suspending President Emmanuel Macron's signature pension reform enacted in 2023. Speaking before parliament, Lecornu warned however of the estimated cost of such a move as he pressed lawmakers to agree on next year's budget. Also in the segment, the US and China have started collecting new tit-for-tat port fees imposed on each othe…
If Sébastien Lecornu falls a second time, it will not be because of Olivier Faure. The Prime Minister to the most ephemeral government in the history of France has probably just granted a stay this evening by offering the Socialists a victory they have been looking for for for more than a year. From the rostrum of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister announced that he will propose "to Parliament, this autumn, that we suspend the reform of 2���
Socialists announce that they will not vote for distrust (ANSA)
VIDEO - In front of the MPs, the Prime Minister announced a suspension of the pension reform, both on the legal age of departure and on the duration of contributions.
French PM Sebastien Lecornu shelves Emmanuel Macron's pension reform in bid for political survival
Sebastien Lecornu says he will postpone the rollout of pension age changes, one of President Emmanuel Macron's main economic policies, until after the 2027 presidential election.
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