Sébastien Lecornu had been expected to survive, as the political extremes do not have enough lawmakers among themselves to bring down the government.Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images

French government survives no-confidence votes over budget – POLITICO

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PARIS — The French government survived two no-confidence votes over its fiscal plans Friday, moving one step closer to finally adopting a proper state budget for the year.

The motion of no confidence put forward by the far-left France Unbowed was backed by 269 MPs — 19 votes short of passing— while the far-right National Rally's version netted support from a mere 142 lawmakers.

The two parties attempted to bring down Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government following his decision to use a constitutional backdoor to pass France's 2026 budget after lawmakers failed to approve one before the end of 2025.