French government survives second no-confidence vote over 2026 budget

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French far-right person  and subordinate   of Parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) enactment      parliamentary group, delivers a code   during a statement   and earlier  votes connected  2  no-confidence motions against the French government, connected  January 23, 2026

French far-right person and subordinate of Parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) enactment parliamentary group, delivers a code during a statement and earlier votes connected 2 no-confidence motions against the French government, connected January 23, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters

The French authorities ‍survived a 2nd ballot ​of no-confidence successful Parliament ‌on ​Friday (January 23, 2026) that had had been called implicit its determination to ram done the income portion of the ​2026 fund without ⁠giving the National Assembly the last say.

The motion, filed ​by ⁠the far-right National Rally (RN) party, was backed by 142 members of Parliament. 288 ‌votes were needed for the question to ‍pass.

An earlier no-confidence question filed by ‍the hard near connected the aforesaid substance had besides failed. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is present expected to invoke Article 49.3 ⁠in the Constitution to unit ​through the expenditure portion of ⁠the budget, which volition apt trigger further votes of nary confidence.

Published - January 23, 2026 05:00 p.m. IST

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