France, Oct. 16 -- France's reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces two votes of no confidence in the National Assembly on Thursday morning, hoping his offer to suspend President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform will win enough support from moderates on the left to avert a second government collapse in as many weeks.

French Prime MinisterSebastien Lecornuappears likely to survive two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday after offering to suspend PresidentEmmanuel Macron's landmarkpension reformto win support from the left.

Lecornu, alreadyFrance's shortest-serving prime minister in modern times before he was re-appointed last week, had faced the prospect of an even shorter second stint in office until he ma...