French parliament rejects budget draft as Lecornu struggles to lower deficit ⊖
Prime minister under pressure to find agreement by the end of the year
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40 days ago
Lecornu buys time — but to what end?
The French prime minister has set aside his guillotine powers at the expense of endless complications — though he has one more constitutional weapon in his arsenal.
43 days ago
Moody’s cuts outlook on France as Lecornu struggles to pass budget
Moody's decision not to lower France's credit rating will be a relief for the government after downgrades by S&P and Fitch in recent weeks.
51 days ago
French PM survives major test but breathing space will not last long ⊕
Sébastien Lecornu survives two confidence votes in parliament and can now focus on passing the 2026 budget.
French government survives no-confidence votes
PM Sébastien Lecornu was expected to survive after committing to suspend an unpopular law that raised the age of retirement.
French parliament set for no-confidence votes – Europe live ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Lecornu appears likely to survive after delaying pension changes but numbers are tight
The latest prime minister, the recently reappointed Sébastien Lecornu, may have bought himself a stay of executio…
52 days ago
France’s parliamentary permacrisis is the dawning of a new political reality ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Sébastien Lecornu may have lived to see another day, but this crise de régime could yet prove terminal for the Fifth Republic
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53 days ago
French PM suspends Macron’s pension plan before no-confidence vote ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Sébastien Lecornu hopes delaying changes until after 2027 election will win him enough support to survive
France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has suspended Emmanuel Macron’s flagship 2023 pens…
French PM offers to freeze Macron’s pension reform until 2027 ⊕
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Sébastien Lecornu hopes concession will suffice to secure left’s support
French PM to freeze retirement reform in bid to save government ⊕⊕
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Sébastien Lecornu is handing the Socialist Party a major win.