"Constitutional Process"

#13269626

3 February 2026

President of the French National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet speaks to the press following the result of the second vote on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026

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#13269588

3 February 2026

This photograph shows the results appearing on a giant screen of the votes on no-confidence motions against the 2026 Finance Bill, which the government adopts without a vote after triggering Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026

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#13270002

3 February 2026

Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, and Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, are seen during the vote on the motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270003

3 February 2026

Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, and Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, are seen during the vote on the motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270004

3 February 2026

Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, and Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, are seen during the vote on the motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13269998

3 February 2026

A general view of the hemicycle during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI) occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13269999

3 February 2026

A general view of the hemicycle during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI) occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270000

3 February 2026

A general view of the hemicycle during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI) occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270001

3 February 2026

A general view of the hemicycle during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI) occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270034

3 February 2026

Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, is seen during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13268824

2 February 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 Finance Bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13268825

2 February 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13268826

2 February 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13268827

2 February 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 Finance Bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13268828

2 February 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13268829

2 February 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a debate on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill, which is adopted without a vote after the government triggers Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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