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French government survives first no-confidence vote on expenditure part of 2026 budget

By Thomson Reuters Jan 27, 2026 | 12:21 PM

PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The French government survived a ‍first vote of no-confidence in parliament on Tuesday over its decision ‌to ram through ‌the expenditure part of the 2026 budget without giving the National ​Assembly the final say.

The motion, ‍filed ​by the hard ​left France Unbowed ‍party (LFI), was backed by 267 members of parliament. 289 votes were ‍needed for the motion to pass.

The government last ‍week ‍survived two ​no-confidence votes ​over ⁠the income part ‌of the 2026 budget.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Inti Landauro, editing by Ingrid ⁠Melander)