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France has adopted a deficit-cutting budget for 2026 after months of political wrangling, handing a victory to the minority centre right government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Lecornu survived a no-confidence vote on Monday in the French parliament triggered by opposition parties. The outcome of the vote was largely expected as the premier had secured the backing of the socialists by making concessions on public spending and taxes.
Lecornu resorted to a special constitutional power, which allows the government to enact a budget without parliamentary support, as long as it can survive a no-confidence vote.
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