The French government used the controversial Article 49.3 to push through its budget. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will have to use the same constitutional power twice more to enact the full budget into law, exposing him to further no-confidence motions.

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…

The French government used the controversial Article 49.3 to push through its budget. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will have to use the same constitutional power twice more to…

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived another two no-confidence motions on Friday. Now close to completing his main task, he must chart a course for his next reforms, while…