With the approval of the 2026 French Budgets, Macron's government has started the final straight with a breakthrough
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has passed the two motions of censure tabled by the left-wing parties - without the socialists - and by the extreme right of Marine Le Pen, so it has been possible to push through the budgets.
France's 2026 budgets for thesecond and final round of Emmanuel Macrone's second and final term have been ready since this Monday, after thegovernment of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu passed two motions of censure, one by leftist parties, without socialists, and the other by Marine Le Pen's extreme right.
As expected, the two motions of censure imposed on the Government have been rejected. The motions of censure have been submitted to Lecornu for having passed the 2026 Budget Bill without a vote .The motion tabled by the Insumisa France, the Greens and the GDR (Communists and Overseas) has obtained 260 votes, without reaching the 289 required to suspend the Government.
Lecornu has reproached each other for "sabotaging everything" and "blocking" the budget debate in Parliament in recent months.
Today's is oxygen for both the Executive and for Macron, who avoids early elections , as demanded by Marine Le Pen's extreme right and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's leftist France.
From now on, Lecornu will finally be able to leave the budget issue behind and focus on the March municipal elections ; and work on making the year beforethe 2027 presidential productive.
Measures
The French State budgets finally approved on Monday set the public deficit at around 5% in 2026, compared to 5.4% in the previous year, taking into account the downward trend agreed by France with Brussels, which the Government plans to put below 3% by 2029.
A number of contributions have been made by the budgets, especially those of the Socialists: offeringmeals for students in university canteens at a Euro , an increase in the employment premium for low-income workers ora new tax for companies with assets , for example.
After the main task entrusted to him by Macron, Lecornu is now expected to undertake the reshuffle of the Ministry. The Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, will run for the Mayor of Paris and in the municipal elections to be held on 15 and 22 March, the Prime Minister himself and about 100 deputies.
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