France Set to Adopt Budget as Premier Survives Ouster Motion

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill at the National Assembly in Paris on Feb. 2.Photographer: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

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February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM UTC

France’s Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived the first of two no-confidence votes on Monday, making it all but certain that parliament will adopt the delayed 2026 budget.

A censure motion from far-left lawmakers in the National Assembly won 260 votes, falling short of the 289 required to topple the minority government and reject the budget. A separate motion from the far right is likely to fail by an even larger margin — echoing the result of similar ballots in recent weeks.