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#13254342

30 January 2026

Marc Fesneau, President of the Parliamentary Group Les Democrates, sits alone in an empty National Assembly during the discussion for the budget bill for 2026 in the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254329

30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announces the use for the third time of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 in front of an empty National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announces the use for the third time of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 in front of an empty National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13254333

30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announces the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution for the third time to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 in front of an empty National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13254334

30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announces the use for the third time of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 in front of an empty National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13254336

30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announces the use for the third time of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 in front of an empty National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13254353

30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire's MP Eric Coquerel argue just after the announcement of the use for the third time of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 at the National Assembly, France's lower house of Parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254366

30 January 2026

Empty right-wing seats appear just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution for the third time to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026, at the National Assembly, France's lower house of Parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026

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#13254368

30 January 2026

Empty left-wing seats just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution for the third time to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026, at the National Assembly, France's lower house of Parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026

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#13254354

30 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Rassemblement National's MP and National Assembly Vice-president Sebastien Chenu shake hands just after the announcement of the use for the third time of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the budget bill for 2026 at the National Assembly, France's lower house of Parliament, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254616

30 January 2026

Sebastien Chenu, MP deputy of the Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group and Vice-President of the National Assembly, arrives for the session at the hemicycle for the final reading of the draft finance bill for 2026 before the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers article 49.3, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254617

30 January 2026

Sebastien Chenu, MP deputy of the Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group and Vice-President of the National Assembly, arrives for the session at the hemicycle for the final reading of the draft finance bill for 2026 before the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers article 49.3, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254618

30 January 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen after triggering Article 49.3 once again during the session on the debate in the final reading of the draft finance bill for 2026 at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254619

30 January 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen after triggering Article 49.3 once again during the session on the debate in the final reading of the draft finance bill for 2026 at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254620

30 January 2026

Eric Coquerel, MP deputy of the La France Insoumise parliamentary group and President of the National Assembly's Finance Committee, protests after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers article 49.3 during the session on the debate in final reading of the draft finance bill for 2026 at the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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#13254622

30 January 2026

Eric Coquerel, MP deputy of the La France Insoumise parliamentary group and President of the National Assembly's Finance Committee, protests with the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu after he triggers Article 49.3 during the session on the debate in final reading of the draft finance bill for 2026 at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 30, 2026.

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