French PM will use 49.3 constitutional power to pass budget without Parliament vote

French PM will use 49.3 constitutional power to pass budget without Parliament vote
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France's ‌Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ⁠confirmed in a news conference on ​Monday he will invoke ‍the constitutional power defined in ⁠Article ‌49.3 ⁠to force a budget ‍for 2026 through ​Parliament without a ⁠vote.

Lecornu had originally ⁠pledged in October he ⁠would not invoke the ⁠Article ‌49.3.

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