Overview
- Lawmakers rejected no-confidence motions from La France Insoumise and the Rassemblement National, which drew 271 and 144 votes respectively, short of the 289 needed to topple the government.
- Socialist Party support proved decisive after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu proposed suspending the contested pension overhaul until after the next presidential election, a move backed by President Emmanuel Macron.
- The 2026 budget, targeting roughly €30 billion in savings, now heads into an accelerated review with the finance committee next week and full-chamber debates to follow.
- The left fractured over the vote, with the Socialist group largely withholding support for censure while seven of its deputies broke ranks, deepening tensions with LFI and ecologists.
- Macron warned he could dissolve the National Assembly if a censure succeeded, leaving the prospect of renewed instability or early elections in the background as budget talks begin.