French prime minister survives two no-confidence votes
The Guardian —
Closeness of first vote highlights difficulties Sébastien Lecornu facesEurope live – latest updatesThe French prime minister has survived two votes of no-confidence that had sought to threaten to topple his fragile, minority government days after it was appointed.Sébastien Lecornu, a key ally of the centrist president, Emmanuel Macron, addressed parliament on Thursday, saying lawmakers must choose to take part in “parliamentary debate” on next year’s budget or sink the government and create “political chaos”. Continue reading...