France’s new prime minister has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.
In his first address to politicians in the National Assembly, Francois Bayrou said: “I’m choosing to put this subject back on the agenda, with the social partners, for a short time and under transparent conditions.”
Mr Bayrou vowed to seek “a new path of reform, without any totems or taboos, not even the retirement age” as long as financing for the changes is provided.
President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 unleashed months of mass protests from January to June 2023 that damaged his leadership.
The legislation, which has gradually started being implemented, also requires people to work for 43 years in order to receive a full pension.