Overview
- After the National Assembly rejected the revenue bill 404–1 with 84 abstentions, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu proposed nonbinding votes on priorities such as defense, energy, agriculture and security.
- The first debate and indicative vote is slated to focus on national defense, with Lecornu set to ask Assembly leaders today to schedule it for next week under Article 50.1.
- The right‑led Senate is rewriting budget texts and is expected to vote Tuesday on the government’s proposed suspension of the pension reform, with leaders signaling opposition.
- Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said it is out of the question, for now, to use Article 49.3 to force the budget through, emphasizing a push for compromise.
- Budget rapporteur Philippe Juvin underscored year‑end deadlines and said there will be no U.S.‑style shutdown, noting a special transitional law could be used if a full deal is not reached by late December.