US EditionFrench government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budget
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu used Article 49.3 to push a €6.5 billion defense spending increase as two no-confidence motions fell short in the National Assembly.
- The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes on January 27, 2026, regarding the 2026 budget, as deputies in the National Assembly rejected both motions.
- The left-wing motion garnered 267 votes, which was 22 votes short of the 289 needed to pass, while the right-wing motion received only 140 votes, also failing to pass.
- Lecornu invoked Article 49.3 to push the budget through parliament, allowing for opposition motions of censure to be tabled against the government's actions.
- Lecornu stated that the budget deficit will not exceed 5% of national output, remaining above the European Union's 3% cap despite being lower than the previous year's 5.4% deficit.
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French government holds firm as divisive budget survives no-confidence votes
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France PM weathers no-trust votes
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday survived two new no-confidence votes after forcing his budget through the lower house, clearing a key hurdle toward its final adoption. The motions came days after Lecornu weathered two separate, largely symbolic no-confidence challenges on Friday, triggered by his decision to ram through the income section of the 2026 state budget without a parliamentary vote. He then announced he would do the …
The French government of Prime Minister Lecornu has survived two further vote of distrust in the dispute over the budget for the current year.
Because of the budgetary dispute in France, right-wing and left-wing forces had each requested a vote of distrust against the government. As expected, both failed.
French government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budget
The French government survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament on Tuesday over its decision to ram through the expenditure part of the 2026 budget without giving the National Assembly the final say.
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