"The no-confidence motions aimed to protest the European Union's trade agreement with the MERCOSUR bloc. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, clearing the way for the government to focus on yet another budget showdown in the coming days. The no-confidence motions, filed by the far-right National Rally (RN) and hard-left France Unbowed (LFI), aimed to protest the European Union's trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercado Comun del Sur (Southern Common Market, or MERCOSUR)."
"Despite French opposition, European Union member states last week approved the signing of the long-debated deal with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. France's RN and LFI political parties accused the government of not doing enough to block it. Inside the country, you are a government of vassals serving the rich. Outside, you are humiliating our nation before the European Commission and the US empire, chief LFI lawmaker Mathilde Panot told the government, speaking in parliament ahead of Wednesday's no-confidence motion votes."
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament triggered by opposition to the European Union's trade agreement with the MERCOSUR bloc. The motions were filed by the far-right National Rally (RN) and hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) to protest the EU deal with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Both motions failed — the LFI motion received 256 votes, 32 short of the required majority, and the RN motion received 142 votes. The Socialist Party and the conservative Republicans declined to back censure. The government now faces difficult debates over the 2026 budget.
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