French PM wins crucial budget vote

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete December 9, 2025 at 09:06 PM

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu secured a crucial victory on Tuesday as the National Assembly approved the 2026 social security budget bill. The vote was a key test for Lecornu, appointed in September, as failure would have weakened his position ahead of the main budget vote later this year. The bill passed by a narrow margin of 247 to 234 in a divided parliament where no single bloc holds a majority. To gain support, particularly from the Socialist Party, Lecornu made concessions, including suspending Macron's retirement age increase and promising not to bypass a parliamentary vote on the budget. The approved bill will now proceed to the Senate before a final vote in the Assembly.

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Yael Braun-Pivet 50% Socialist Party (PS) 50% Emmanuel Macron ×280% National Assembly ×380% Sebastien Lecornu ×5100%

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