France’s political crisis drags on as PM faces no-confidence vote over pension reform

Cătălin Roșioru

PARIS (AP) — With his government hanging by a thread, France’s newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to his political opponents to avoid a no-confidence vote later this week, as the country struggles to end a lingering political crisis. Sebastien Lecornu , renamed by President Emmanuel Macron after a week of political turmoil, met with his Cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the draft 2026 budget that lawmakers will examine over the next 70 days. Lecornu is set to deliver a policy