French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes
Result marks opportunity to pass budget for 2026 in deeply fractured parliament
Result marks opportunity to pass budget for 2026 in deeply fractured parliament

Sébastien Lecornu retains Roland Lescure as finance minister

Sébastien Lecornu comes under pressure even before he has appointed ministers or laid out his draft 2026 budget

Prime minister under pressure to find agreement by the end of the year

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resorts to a special constitutional power in order to tackle deficit

Move spells more political chaos ahead for embattled Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu

Sébastien Lecornu, who quit on Monday, is asked by Emmanuel Macron to quickly negotiate a stability plan