As the nation’s divided parliament gets ready to vote on a 2026 budget measure, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will be put to the test on Tuesday. The main budget bill, which must be approved by the end of the year, is in danger if Lecornu is unable to secure a majority in the National Assembly for his social security budget.
Although there is now little anticipation that he will step down, it might also raise embarrassing concerns about his authority to lead the administration. President Emmanuel Macron appointed Lecornu in September, and since then, he has focused only on the difficult task of steering 2026 budget legislation through both chambers of parliament.
The more powerful National Assembly has been divided into three approximately equal blocs center, left, and far-right since Macron announced quick elections in June 2024. None of these blocs can hold a majority.
Since then, Macron has had four prime ministers: Lecornu, Michel Barnier, and François Bayrou, who both resigned after attempting to control France’s mounting debt. After failing to pass the 2025 social security budget, Barnier resigned precisely a year ago.
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