A no-confidence vote in the French government, triggered by a decision to raise the pensionable age, has failed.
The controversial decision also led to protests, with over 100 people being arrested.
The no-confidence vote had 278 supporters, just short of the 287 needed.
If it had been successful, President Emmanuel Macron would have had to announce a new government or call fresh elections.
This failure now means that the new pensionable age will be 64, having been 62 previously.
Macron and his government had previously warned that with France’s ageing population the current pensionable age was simply unaffordable for the government.