France’s new PM plans renegotiation of contested move to raise retirement age

New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Picture: Thibault Camus/AP

France’s new prime minister Francois Bayrou has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority government.

In his first address to legislators at the National Assembly, Mr 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.”