Sébastien Lecornu had pledged not to force the budget into law, but faced a stalemate in Parliament. He has made concessions to the Socialists in order to survive a confidence vote.

PARIS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Friday inched closer to forcing his budget bill through parliament without a vote while desperately seeking a way to avoid being…

Sébastien Lecornu had pledged not to force the budget into law, but faced a stalemate in Parliament. He has made concessions to the Socialists in order to survive a confidence…

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Monday he will trigger Article 49.3 of the Constitution to push the 2026 budget through Parliament without a...

EDITORIAL. Caught up in grandstanding and obsessed with their own image, France's MPs failed to reach a compromise on the budget bill, forcing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to…

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's decision to ram the budget through Parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the Constitution, is not undemocratic, explains…

For the second year in a row, France has failed to pass a budget before the end of December, as required by the constitution. At the time of writing, Prime Minister Sebastien…