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Bayrou’s Government at Risk After Pension Reform Talks Fail

Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure has warned he will move to censure the government unless lawmakers can propose new pension amendments.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

Overview

  • Months of negotiations between unions and employers collapsed late Monday without an accord to modify the reform that raises the retirement age from 62 to 64.
  • Prime Minister François Bayrou held an early-morning press conference and summoned both sides to a follow-up meeting on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock.
  • Unions demanded provisions for early retirement for physically demanding jobs and better maternity leave credits, which employers rejected over concerns about the pension fund’s finances.
  • Bayrou has ruled out any changes that would increase the system’s projected €30 billion deficit by 2045, insisting that any amendment must plug the funding gap.
  • With opposition patience fraying, Socialist leader Olivier Faure signalled a censure motion and potential no-confidence vote if the government bars parliamentary amendments.