PARIS: Francois Hollande is pushing ahead with the partial repeal of an unpopular pension law passed by his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy.

The new President's Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, said he hoped the decree, allowing those who have worked for 41 years to be allowed to retire at 60, would be presented within three weeks.

Repeal ... Francois Hollande has lowered the national pension age, as instated by his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, from 62 to 60. Credit:AFP

In one of the emblematic reforms of his five-year term in office, Mr Sarkozy had raised the national pension age to 62.

After a week in office, Mr Ayrault also announced he would be consulting trade unions and business leaders to establish ''their view of social democracy''.