French PM confronts new no-confidence votes amid budget uncertainty
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is dealing with a new wave of political instability as he is set to face two new no-confidence motions on Monday, in the wake of his decision to pass the 2026 state budget without a vote for the third and final time on Friday. The decision, which was made in […]
What France might look like under Jordan Bardella
After two years without an approved budget, the French government was finally able to ram one through without parliamentary approval, which was met with little market reaction. This unusual circumstance not only points to the way in which the European Monetary Union protects the fiscal profligacy of France, but also to how this situation might […]
