Lecornu backs suspending pension reform until 2027

France's under-fire Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday he would back suspending an unpopular reform that raised the age of retirement from 62 to 64 until presidential polls in 2027.

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The Socialists, a key voting bloc in a fractured parliament, had said they would file a motion to oust Mr Lecornu’s new cabinet if he did not immediately suspend the measure.

In a policy speech to lawmakers, Mr Lecornu — who is under pressure from both the hard-left and far-right blocs— supported suspending the 2023 pension reform until the next presidential election.

“There will be no increase in the retirement age from now until January 2028,” he pledged.

The reform, which the government forced through parliament without a vote in 2023, sparked months of protests.