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France’s Social Security Budget Heads to Knife-Edge Vote as Government Rules Out 49.3, PM Exit

Ministers say rejecting the PLFSS would push the 2026 system’s deficit toward €30 billion.

Le Premier ministre, Sébastien Lecornu, le 5 décembre à l'Assemblée nationale.
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Députée socialiste, Sandrine Runel prévient que malgré des avancées sur le PLFSS, le vote final de mardi reste incertain. Elle juge le budget « acceptable », mais conditionne le soutien du PS aux débats décisifs sur l’hôpital.

Overview

  • After adopting the receipts section on Friday, the National Assembly is set to vote Tuesday on the spending chapter and then the full 2026 Social Security financing bill.
  • Passage is described as uncertain by only a handful of votes because of fractures in the governing camp and wavering allies, with Horizons signaling non‑support.
  • LR president Bruno Retailleau urged his deputies to abstain or oppose, denouncing the text as a “fiscal hold‑up” tied to the pension‑reform suspension and CSG changes.
  • RN deputies say they will be fully present to vote against, with Jean‑Philippe Tanguy pressing for the prime minister’s resignation if the bill is defeated, a prospect the government rejects.
  • The executive has ruled out using Article 49.3 and argues concessions to secure Socialist backing, including pausing the pension reform, will lapse if the PLFSS fails, citing an official note forecasting a sharply wider deficit.