France Steps Back From the Brink as Parliament Spares the Prime Minister. For Now

Embattled French prime minister survives two no-confidence motions in one day

Sebastien Lecornu now faces weeks of negotiations to pass a budget in the deeply fragmented National Assembly

French PM Lecornu survives confidence votes but breathing space will not last long

Sébastien Lecornu survives two confidence votes in parliament and can now focus on passing the 2026 budget.

Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two votes of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos.

French PM Lecornu survives first no-confidence vote

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived the first of two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, after promising to suspend President Emmanuel Macron's disputed pension reform. The motion, filed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, gained 271 votes, falling short of the 289 needed to topple Lecornu's week-old government. A second motion, brought by the far-right National Rally, is expected later Thursday but also appears …

Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence vote in Parliament

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived a vote of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government

France steps back from the brink as parliament spares the prime minister. For now

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