French PM proposes suspending controversial pension age law until 2027 election

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers his policy speech at the National Assembly in Paris (Thibault Camus/AP)

French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu has proposed the suspension of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move to avoid his fragile minority government being immediately toppled.

Mr Lecornu said on Tuesday in a speech at the National Assembly that the law, a flagship policy of French President Emmanuel Macron, would be put on pause until after the next presidential election, to be held in 2027.