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Government Weighs Rectifying Letter to Secure Pension Reform Suspension

Facing cross‑party pressure, the government must lock the measure into the Social Security bill before a tight budget timetable.

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Mardi 14 octobre 2025, le premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a accepté de « proposer au Parlement de suspendre la réforme de 2023 sur les retraites jusqu’à l’élection présidentielle ».

Overview

  • Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has pledged to suspend the 2023 pension reform until the presidential election, initially planning to do so via a government amendment to the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS).
  • Matignon is not excluding the use of a rectifying letter to insert the suspension before parliamentary scrutiny, as Economy Minister Roland Lescure says the commitment will be honored.
  • Marine Le Pen and Jean‑Luc Mélenchon are urging the filing of a rectifying letter ahead of the Assembly’s October 23 committee review, arguing it better protects the measure if the government later turns to ordonnances.
  • Legal and procedural uncertainty persists over any recourse to ordonnances under the 50‑day rule, including which version of the PLFSS would serve as the basis, while Senate leaders signal opposition to a suspension and refuse to accelerate the calendar.
  • Parliament’s budget work begins this week under tight deadlines, with the Elysée asking majority MPs not to block the suspension and figures on the right warning of its fiscal cost.