French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu forced his budget through parliament without a vote for the third and final time Friday, exposing him to yet another no-confidence motion. Lecornu has already endured a string of no-confidence votes in recent weeks as he pushed the first sections of the 2026 state budget through parliament without a vote.

After months of political maneuvering, debate and concessions, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has finally gotten the 2026 budget through parliament. Despite the breakthrough, very few people are happy about the compromises it took to succeed.

PARIS, Jan 20 () - France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu made use of a special constitutional power on Tuesday to force part of ​his 2026 budget bill through the deeply divided lower house of ‌parliament without a vote.

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu made use of a special constitutional power on Friday to force his 2026 budget bill through the deeply divided lower house of parliament without a vote, a move that will likely trigger further votes of no confidence.

With a splintered Parliament, fixing France's economic woes means rounds of intricate negotiations, many of which fail. Some experts call the country "ungovernable."

The center-right government led by Sébastian Lecornu suspends the controversial pension reform with the support of the Socialist Party. French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, narrowly won (by a margin of 13 votes) the first major budget battle of 2026 ...