France's Macron says 2023 will be the year of pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a screen through the light of a Christmas tree as he delivers his New Year's speech to the nation at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) - The coming year will be one of much-delayed pension reform, President Emmanuel Macron told the French in a New Year's Eve speech on Saturday.

Reforming France's costly and complicated pension system was a key plank of Macron's election platform when he came to power in 2017.