Overview
- Lawmakers approved the suspension by 255 votes to 146, halting the phased increase in the legal retirement age to 64 until January 2028.
- Socialists and Greens backed the measure as the RN also voted in favor, while LFI and the Communists opposed it and the Macron-allied Renaissance and MoDem largely abstained.
- The pause, folded into the Social Security budget, carries government-estimated costs of €300 million in 2026 and €1.9 billion in 2027 with funding details still contested.
- Business group Medef condemned the move as a serious error as unions split, with the CFDT calling it a victory and the CGT dismissing it as only a delay.
- Senate committee review is scheduled to start Saturday with a plenary debate on 19 November, raising fresh uncertainty for the broader 2026 budget process.