Sébastien Lecornu

Recently reinstated French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, speaking to Parliament, proposed suspending the pension reform until after the 2027 presidential election.

The reform is a flagship policy of the country's President Emmanuel Macron and was pushed through Parliament without a vote in 2023.

sparking mass protests across France.

Opposition parties on both the far left and right want the law scrapped entirely, and the Socialist Party has joint calls for its repeal.

Le Corneau faces two no-confidence motions this week and could be ousted if the Socialists side with his other opponents.

With Macron's minority government hanging by a thread, the pause may be Le Corneau's last chance to avoid another collapse.

Rebecca Rossman, NPR News, Paris.

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