On 14 October, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, announced the suspension of the 2023 pension reform, which would have raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, until after the 2027 presidential election. The decision threatens one of President Macron’s key economic legacies at a time of fragile public finances. Leftist parties, which had threatened to align with the far right to remove Lecornu, welcomed the move, as did Socialists, Communists, and conservative Republicans. The suspension secures support to pass the 2026 budget in a fragmented National Assembly. The measure reduces the immediate risk of strikes and protests.