{"id":4917,"date":"2025-12-09T23:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:35:49","slug":"frances-prime-minister-faces-crunch-vote-in-parliament-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4917","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s prime minister faces crunch vote in parliament | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>S\u00e9bastien Lecornu faces a vital test to his premiership over the social security budget bill.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Caolan-Magee-pic-1-1743426806.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>France\u2019s National Assembly is set to vote on a major social security budget bill, in a critical test for the embattled Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who has pledged to deliver the country\u2019s 2026 budget before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Debate on the legislation began on Tuesday afternoon. Lecornu governs without a majority in parliament, and has sought support from the Socialist Party by offering concessions, including suspending President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s controversial pension reform.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>If lawmakers reject the plan, France could face another political crisis and a funding gap estimated at 30 billion euros ($35bn) for its healthcare, pension, and welfare systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis social security budget bill is not perfect, but it is the best possible,\u201d Lecornu wrote on X on Saturday, warning that failure to pass it would threaten social services, public finances, and the role of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Socialist leader Olivier Faure said on Monday that his party could back the bill after the government agreed to suspend Macron\u2019s 2023 pension reform, which raised the retirement age, until after the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>But the far-right National Rally and the hard-left France Unbowed have both signalled their opposition, along with more moderate right-wing parties.<\/p>\n<p>Even government allies, including the centrist Horizons party and conservative Republicans, could abstain or vote against the legislation. They argue that freezing the pension reform and raising taxes to win socialist support undermines earlier commitments.<\/p>\n<p>France, the eurozone\u2019s second-largest economy, has been under pressure to reduce its large budget deficit. But political instability has slowed those efforts since Macron\u2019s snap election last year resulted in a hung parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Lecornu, a close Macron ally, said last week that rejection of the bill would nearly double the expected shortfall from 17 billion to 30 billion euros ($20bn-$35bn), threatening the entire 2026 public spending plan.<\/p>\n<p>Without a deal before year-end, the government may be forced to introduce temporary funding measures.<\/p>\n<p>The government aims to bring the deficit below 5 percent of GDP next year, but its narrow political options have led to repeated clashes over public spending.<\/p>\n<p>Budget disputes have already toppled three governments since last year\u2019s election, including that of former Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who lost a no-confidence vote over his own budget bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e9bastien Lecornu faces a vital test to his premiership over the social security budget bill. 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