<h1>French pension reform paused until after the presidential election, with fiscal compensation and parliamentary approval sought.</h1> The executive announced a suspension of the statute raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, deferring implementation until after the next presidential election and pledging no retirement-age increase until January 2028. The suspension is to be financially compensated without increasing the deficit, with compensatory measures such as administrative savings, anti-fraud efforts, targeted tax measures for small and medium enterprises, exceptional contributions from large corporations, and reductions in red tape. Budget approval will be sought through parliamentary debate and vote rather than by invoking a constitutional power to bypass voting.