PARIS — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday in his first speech to parliament that he plans to freeze an unpopular law that raised the minimum retirement age for most workers.
The decision is a major victory for the opposition Socialist Party, who had threatened to vote to topple Lecornu’s nascent government if he did not freeze the pension reform, which was passed in 2023 and is incrementally raising the minimum retirement age to 64 from 62 for most workers.
A representative from the Socialist Party is set to respond to Lecornu’s speech in parliament later Tuesday afternoon.
This developing story is being updated.