France adopted its 2026 government budget on Monday after months of tense negotiations, following Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s survival of yet another no-confidence motion.
Lawmakers rejected two no-confidence motions from the hard left and far-right parties tabled after Lecornu on Friday forced his budget through parliament without a vote for the third and final time.
The outcome cleared the way for the budget's final approval after four months of political deadlock over government spending.
The stalemate had pushed Lecornu last month to make an about-face on his pledge not to force the budget through parliament without a vote, a decision he called a "partial failure".
But the 39-year-old prime minister survived the latest challenges after making concessions to gain the backing of the Socialists – a key swing group in parliament.
