France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 election

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France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 election  With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/14/frances-pm-proposes-suspending-retirement-age-law-until-2027-election  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is walking a political tightrope this week.

00:06Just as a reminder, he had resigned just a few weeks after taking office

00:11and then was immediately reappointed on Friday night by French President Emmanuel Macron

00:18in a shocking and frankly puzzling move.

00:21But now, with his new government hanging by a thread, Lecornu decided on a bold move.

00:27He announced the suspension of the controversial 2023 pension reform

00:33to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

00:38Speaking at the National Assembly this Tuesday afternoon,

00:42Lecornu said that the pension law, a flagship policy of Emmanuel Macron,

00:48will be put on hold until after the 2027 presidential election.

00:54But the political stakes remain high.

00:57With no clear majority, the government faces two no-confidence motions on Thursday.

01:03One filed by the far right and another filed by the hard left with support from the Green Party.

01:11Only the socialists hold the balance of power.

01:15And according to our sources, they say that they are willing to give Lecornu a second chance.

01:22The next 48 hours will be critical as France watches whether the new Prime Minister,

01:29Macron's fourth in under one year, will survive this major parliamentary test.

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