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Jon Henley in Paris

RARE PHOTOS: French pm suspends macron s pension plan before no confidence vote - The Real Truth

Lecornu sits in parliament
Sébastien Lecornu told the National Assembly on Tuesday that ‘no increase in the retirement age will take place from now until January 2028’. Photograph: Teresa Suárez/EPA

France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has suspended Emmanuel Macron’s flagship 2023 pension overhaul until after the 2027 presidential election in the hope of winning over enough Socialist deputies to survive a no-confidence vote.

In a welcome respite for the embattled French president, the left-leaning party, which holds the balance of power in a deeply divided parliament, suggested in response on Tuesday that it would not back any of the no-confidence motions to be voted on later this week.

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