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#13231138

23 January 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, and Ayda Hadizadeh, deputy of the Socialistes et Apparentes parliamentary group, interact with kids at the National Assembly 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), after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs, in Paris, France, on January 23, 2026.

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#13231158

23 January 2026

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty, 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), 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 January 23, 2026.

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#13231170

23 January 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, and Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, are 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), 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 January 23, 2026.

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#13231171

23 January 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, and Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the French National Assembly, are 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), 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 January 23, 2026.

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#13231179

23 January 2026

Nicolas Ray, deputy of the Droite Republicaine parliamentary group, speaks 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), 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 January 23, 2026.

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#13221974

20 January 2026

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announces the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to hold the government accountable for the revenue portion of the bill during the examination of the budget bill for 2026 at the National Assembly, France's lower house of Parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 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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#13142436

30 December 2025

Flags of the European Union fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13142439

30 December 2025

Flags of the European Union fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13142443

30 December 2025

Flags of the European Union fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13142447

30 December 2025

Flags of the European Union fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13107833

18 December 2025

32 flags represent member states at the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13107836

18 December 2025

32 flags represent member states at the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13107841

18 December 2025

32 flags represent member states at the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13107846

18 December 2025

32 flags represent member states at the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13107849

18 December 2025

The NATO flag and flags representing member states are at the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13106196

18 December 2025

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters is seen behind a display of 32 flags representing its current member states. The complex serves as the principal political and administrative center for the Alliance in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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