Overview
- Lawmakers approved the pause 255–146, with Socialists, Greens and the National Rally backing it, the government bloc largely abstaining, and France Unbowed voting no.
- The suspension, written into the social security budget, is set to run through January 2028 as part of a bid to secure passage of the 2026 public finances.
- The 2023 reform targeted raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 and has been one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most disputed measures.
- The government now sends the text to the conservative-leaning Senate, which could reject it and trigger a mediation committee between the chambers.
- The CGT called a national strike and action day for December 2, and the government’s latest estimate puts the pause’s cost at €300 million in 2026 and €1.9 billion in 2027 with financing still unclear.