France PM survives no-confidence vote over forced budget

Lecornu on Tuesday used a constitutional power to ram the income part of the 2026 state budget through parliament without a vote, after making concessions to gain the backing of the Socialists. The key swing group showed their support Friday by not supporting two no-confidence motions, filed by the hard left and far right. Lecornu will likely be exposed to a series of other such no-confidence votes in coming weeks. After his symbolic survival on Friday, the prime minister announced he was officially...