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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will suspend France’s pension reform raising retirement age to 64, hoping to save his minority government from collapse.

Lecornu faces two no-confidence votes Thursday but gained Socialist support after agreeing to pause the controversial reform until 2027.

The suspension will cost 400 million euros in 2026 as France grapples with a 5.8% deficit and 114% debt-to-GDP ratio.

PARIS — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced he would suspend a much-debated plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move aimed at preventing his fragile minority government from being toppled.

After a week of political turmoil, the newly r

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