Lecornu eyes constitutional escape hatch after Assembly kills budget
France's National Assembly unanimously rejected the 2027 budget bill on Wednesday, leaving Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu hunting for a way around parliament. According to BFMTV, he's weighing Article 49.3 — the same tool he's already deployed twice — or simply ruling by executive order. Nothing is locked in yet.
Sébastien Lecornu's budget just got voted down — unanimously. The French National Assembly rejected the 2027 budget bill on Wednesday, and now the prime minister is scrambling for a workaround, BFMTV reported Friday.
Top of the list: Article 49.3 of the Constitution. The mechanism lets the government adopt a bill without a parliamentary vote, and Lecornu has already pulled that lever a couple of times before, according to a close associate who spoke to BFMTV.
The backup plan is executive orders. Under that route, Lecornu would push through the government's original budget as drafted, potentially stripping out certain measures along the way, the associate said.
That's as far as the planning goes. The associate stressed that no decision has been made, leaving the door open on both options — or neither.
For now, the budget sits in limbo and Lecornu holds the pen. Whether he uses it to sidestep the Assembly or carve up the original text is the open question in Paris.
TopicsSébastien Lecornu · France · National Assembly · Article 49.3 · BFMTV
Source: breakingthenews.net
Written by Paparazzi with AI. Not financial advice.
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