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French PM Secures Emergency Rollover Amid Budget Deadlock

12/22/2025

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is negotiating an emergency rollover to keep January 2026 spending.
The plan follows lawmakers failing to finalize the 2026 budget.
On December 22, 2025, Lecornu met with moderate-party officials, excluding the far right and hard left, ahead of a Cabinet vote.
The rollover is expected to pass on December 24, 2025, enabling spending and tax collection while the minority government faces challenges in Parliament.

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is negotiating an emergency rollover to keep January 2026 spending.
The plan follows lawmakers failing to finalize the 2026 budget.
On December 22, 2025, Lecornu met with moderate-party officials, excluding the far right and hard left, ahead of a Cabinet vote.
The rollover is expected to pass on December 24, 2025, enabling spending and tax collection while the minority government faces challenges in Parliament.