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The government is weighing using Article 49.3 or a decree to pass the 2026 budget after lawmakers failed to reach a compromise, risking a no-confidence vote.
- On Friday, France's government halted budget discussions in national parliament after failing to gain backing for this year's spending bill, suspending debates until Tuesday.
- Months of negotiations left lawmakers from across the political spectrum exasperated and pressing for a quick outcome after President Emmanuel Macron's 2024 snap polls eroded his majority.
- Officials are weighing two legal routes: Article 49.3 to bypass a parliamentary vote or a decree forcing the budget into law, both possibly allowing the budget to survive if the cabinet falls.
- Either option risks triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu unless he reaches a deal with the Socialists, while lawmakers demand a swift resolution.
- If enacted, the budget's fate will reverberate across France and the eurozone, determining whether the 2026 austerity budget passes and affecting the cabinet’s survival.
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In the absence of a majority and after months of procrastination in the National Assembly, the Prime Minister decided to use 49.3 or orders to have the state budget adopted. But each of the two options could be expensive. ...
In his address to Matignon, the Prime Minister did not decide on how to pass the finance bill. Two options are possible: the use of 49.3, conditional on a non-censorship agreement with the socialists, or the ordinances, a plunge into the constitutional unknown.
The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, began his second career well (the first one lasted 27 days). The head of the government, faithful collaborator of President Emmanuel Macron, showed political empathy, negotiating capacity and some complicity with the socialists, who avoided overthrowing his executive and lifted the trophy of the suspension of the reform of the controversial pension law before Christmas. Lecornu promised to agree on t…
In a speech since Matignon this Friday, January 16, 2026, the Prime Minister went back on his method of adopting a budget.
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On Tuesday, the government could decide to pass the draft budget for 2026 without a vote. For this, two options: the 49.3 or the ordinances. We explain the difference, while Sébastien Lecornu has to speak this Friday from Matignon.
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