French Premier Lecornu Set to Survive No-Confidence Votes

Sebastien Lecornu speaks ahead of a confidence vote at the National Assembly.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By William Horobin

October 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM UTC

Updated on

October 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM UTC

French premier Sebastien Lecornu appears set to survive two no-confidence motions on Thursday after announcing plans to suspend a contentious pension law in order to win support in the National Assembly.

Both Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and the far-left’s France Unbowed party filed censure motions. Debate began at 9 a.m. Paris time. But those opposition groups have only succeeded in toppling previous governments with the support of Socialist lawmakers, who say they will stand down on this occasion.