French government survives first no-confidence vote, far-right party motion pending vote
2025-10-16 09:45:41
The French government survived its first no-confidence vote in the National Assembly on Thursday after Prime Minister Jean-Claude Le Corny won the support of some leftist lawmakers by promising to suspend a landmark pension reform. The far-left no-confidence motion was backed by 271 MPs, 18 short of the 289 votes needed to pass. A second no-confidence motion, proposed by the far-right National League, is expected to be voted on within an hour and is all but certain to be rejected. Even if Le Corny survives the second vote as expected, he will face weeks of difficult budget negotiations to push through a scaled-down 2026 budget, risking another downfall at any time in the process. The Socialists, after securing concessions on pensions, on Wednesday turned their attention to the 2026 budget, demanding that it include a billionaire tax, further underscoring Le Corny's weak position in the negotiations.
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