France’s National Assembly voted 255 to 146 to suspend the controversial pension reform that would have raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. The measure will remain on hold until January 2028.
The suspension was backed by the Socialist Party, National Rally, and environmentalist MPs, while Republicans, Communists, LFI, and Horizons voted against it. President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance Party abstained.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had previously announced that no age increase would occur before 2028 and that the contribution requirement would stay at 170 quarters.