The French Parliament cleared the way for the country’s 2026 budget on Feb. 2 after two no-confidence motions failed, allowing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s minority government to claim a fragile victory following nearly two years of political turmoil.
The final votes, recorded on the National Assembly’s website on Feb. 2, brought to a close a protracted budget standoff that had rattled financial markets in Europe’s second-largest economy.
