PM Sébastien Lecornu pushes budget through using constitutional powers that avoided vote in parliament

France adopted its 2026 government budget on Monday after months of tense negotiations, following Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s survival of yet...

Die französische Regierung übersteht abermals ein Misstrauensvotum. Nach langem Streit ist somit der Haushalt für das Jahr 2026 beschlossen.

'France finally has a budget,' said Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, after the Assemblée Nationale voted down two no-confidence motions, thereby officially adopting his…

PM Sébastien Lecornu pushes budget through using constitutional powers that avoided vote in parliament

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

New budget includes a $7.6m military spending increase and aims to cut the deficit to 5 percent by end of 2026.