France’s new government will begin the process of suspending Emmanuel Macron’s signature pension reform, removing an economic cornerstone of his presidency as it seeks a short-term antidote to political chaos.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, one of the president’s closest allies, announced the decision to parliament on Tuesday to sway the Socialist Party ahead of crucial no-confidence votes he risked losing. The center-left group and allies have only 69 of the National Assembly’s 577 seats, but that’s enough to be pivotal in such motions in France’s fractured political landscape.
For now, the 39-year-old premier appears to have bought ...
