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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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#13254624

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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#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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#13246725

28 January 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, 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 triggering of Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on January 27, 2026.

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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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#13162046

7 January 2026

MPs discuss and vote during a session of questions to the government in the hemicycle at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 6, 2026.

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