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French Government Faces Stress Test as Pensions Return to Fore
Negotiations over France's contentious retirement reform ended in deadlock Monday, raising the chances of government collapse should opposition parties unite in a no-confidence vote.
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou had tasked labor unions and business groups with tweaking President Emmanuel Macron's 2023 law that raises the minimum retirement age to 64 from 62. But they failed to agree on workarounds for the age thresholds, according to negotiators cited by Agence France Presse late Monday.
