PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday he will propose suspending a controversial plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move aimed at preventing his fragile minority government from being toppled.

After a week of intense political turmoil , the newly reappointed Lecornu said Tuesday in a policy speech at the National Assembly that the law, a flagship policy of French President Emmanuel Macron, would be put on hold until after the next presidential election, to be held in 2027.

The Socialist Party, which is not part of the governing coalition, had demanded the law be repealed, and Lecornu’s offer to suspend it was seen as a prerequisite for the Socialists' potential support.

On Thursday, Lecornu will faces two no-confidence motions one from t

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