French Students Continue School Protests Despite Government Pledge

By admin October 8, 2026 No comment

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French high school students continued blockading schools and marching in cities on Thursday, extending protests into their third week over teacher shortages and deteriorating school buildings. The Education Ministry said 224 schools were closed in the morning, while 151 were partially reopening, with 94% of high schools either fully or partly open. Prime Minister Sebastien

French Government Survives Twin No-Confidence Votes Over Energy Law

By admin February 26, 2026 No comment

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The French government has survived two no-confidence motions in the National Assembly after pushing through a new energy law by decree earlier this month. The motions were filed by the far-right National Rally (RN) and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI), but neither secured the 289 votes required to topple the government. The RN-backed motion […]

France Passes 2026 Budget After Months of Political Deadlock

By admin February 3, 2026 No comment

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France’s 2026 budget has finally been approved after two no-confidence motions failed in the National Assembly, bringing an end to months of political uncertainty. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, leading a weak minority government, secured the passage of the budget with targeted concessions to Socialist lawmakers, including delaying an unpopular pension reform. Lecornu

France PM Pushes 2026 Budget Through Without Vote

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that he will use Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2026 budget without a parliamentary vote, after securing enough support to survive an expected no-confidence motion. Lecornu expressed regret for going back on his previous promise to avoid this procedure but said it was necessary to finalize […]

French PM Pushes Emergency Budget Law to Prevent Government Shutdown

By admin December 22, 2025 No comment

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has begun urgent talks with political leaders to pass emergency legislation that would keep the French government functioning into the new year, after lawmakers failed to agree on a full 2026 budget. A joint committee from both chambers of parliament was unable to finalise the budget bill last week, forcing […]

France Passes Social Security Budget by Razor-Thin Margin

By admin December 10, 2025 No comment

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French lawmakers approved the 2026 social security budget in a tense vote, offering Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu a short-term political victory but exposing deep fractures within the government. The bill passed by just 13 votes, emphasizing the fragile state of a parliament where no party holds a majority. To secure Socialist support, Lecornu agreed to […]

French PM Urges Lawmakers to End Budget Standoff and Pass 2026 Bill

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has pressed lawmakers to pass the 2026 national budget before the end of the year, following the lower house’s rejection of key tax provisions. The bill now moves to the Senate, where a review will begin immediately, amid rising political tensions within France’s fragmented parliament. Lecornu said there is still […]

France’s Socialists Threaten to Topple Government Over Billionaire Tax Dispute

By admin October 24, 2025 No comment

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France’s Socialist Party has warned that it will file a no-confidence motion by Monday if the government fails to include a higher tax on billionaires in the 2026 budget. Party leader Olivier Faure said the Socialists had shown restraint in not censuring Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu so far but added that “if there is no […]

Lecornu Unveils New French Cabinet Amid Mounting Political Unrest

By admin October 13, 2025 No comment

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced his new cabinet on Sunday, retaining most of his previous top ministers despite pledging “renewal and diversity.” Reappointed just last week after a short 27-day tenure, Lecornu kept key figures such as Finance Minister Roland Lescure, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, and Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin. Catherine

France Plunges into Political Turmoil as PM Sebastien Lecornu Resigns Hours After Forming Cabinet

By admin October 6, 2025 No comment

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France was thrown into fresh political chaos on Monday after Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned just hours after announcing a new cabinet line-up, deepening the country’s crisis and sending French stocks and the euro sharply lower. Lecornu, President Emmanuel Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years, stepped down saying he could not […]