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French Government Cancels Weekend Budget Sittings, Drawing Opposition Backlash

The pause compresses an already tight calendar ahead of the Nov. 23 constitutional deadline to send the text to the Senate.

Overview

  • Minister Laurent Panifous announced the Assembly will not sit Saturday and Sunday, citing fatigue among deputies and staff, with debates to resume Monday at 9 a.m.
  • Roughly 1,600–1,900 amendments remain on the revenue section, leaving a previously slated Monday vote on receipts uncertain.
  • Left-wing leaders from LFI and the Greens called the decision unacceptable and a tactic to block a vote, while RN, LR, Renaissance and Liot had urged a pause.
  • The government says deadlines will be met and insists there is no malice, as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu publicly reiterates his desire for a budget voted in the Assembly.
  • With the Nov. 23 cutoff looming, Article 47-1 could move the text to the Senate if work stalls, as Socialists weigh mass amendment withdrawals and Finance Committee chair Éric Coquerel seeks an extra day of examination.