French PM Suspends Unemployment Reform Amid Election Setback

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has suspended a planned unemployment reform that would have reduced jobseekers' benefits. This decision follows the first round of France's parliamentary elections, where Attal's and President Emmanuel Macron's camp finished third behind the far right and left wing parties.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has decided to suspend progress on a planned unemployment reform, which would have reduced the jobseekers' benefits, a source close to Attal told Reuters.

This decision comes in the wake of the first round of France's parliamentary elections where Attal's and French President Emmanuel Macron's camp finished a distant third behind the far right party National Rally (RN) and the left wing alliance New Popular Front (NFP).