French PM Sebastien Lecornu Survives No-Confidence Vote

Paris, October 16 (AP): French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has successfully weathered a no-confidence vote on Thursday, averting a potential collapse of his fragile nascent government that could have thrown France into further political turmoil.

With this crucial vote in the National Assembly behind him, Lecornu now faces his next formidable task: securing the passage of the 2026 budget for the European Union's second-largest economy through the Parliament's potent yet highly divided lower house before the year's end.

Lecornu's ability to remain in office also circumvents the immediate necessity for President Emmanuel Macron to consider dissolving the National Assembly and initiating snap legislative elections—an uncertain and risky move that Macron had indicated could have been on the table if Lecornu were to fall.

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