Lecornu appears likely to survive after delaying pension changes but numbers are tight
Welcome to our Europe blog with a lively day expected in the French parliament with two no-confidence votes scheduled.
The prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, and his government appear likely to survive, however, after he offered to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark pension reform to win support from the left.
The Socialists, who hold the key to Lecornu’s political survival, welcomed the move, saying they would not support the no-confidence motions, one from the far-left and the other from the far-right National Rally.
The result is still expected to be close, Reuters reports, with potential rebels from the Socialists or conservative Republicans injecting a measure of doubt into the result.
