"Neither move from the far right or hard left garnered enough votes to topple Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's cabinet but they acted as a reminder of strong opposition from within the legislature that ousted his two predecessors. Lecornu accused the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) and far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) of "shooting the executive branch in the back" and "further stalling budget" talks for the year that has already started."
"Both motions from the RN and LFI criticised Macron over his handling of a planned trade accord between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc comprising Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. The parties filed the motions last week despite the president saying France would vote against the deal, accusing him of doing too little too late. Enough other EU members backed the agreement, which is more than 25 years in the making and is due to be signed in Paraguay on Saturday."
President Emmanuel Macron's government survived two no-confidence votes in parliament connected to criticism of an EU-Mercosur trade deal. Neither the far-right Rassemblement National nor the far-left La France Insoumise secured enough votes to topple Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's cabinet. Lecornu accused RN and LFI of undermining the executive and delaying budget talks. The motions criticised Macron's handling of the planned trade accord with Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, even though enough other EU members backed the deal. French farmers fear being undercut by cheap South American beef and staged tractor protests into Paris; some local authorities urged schools to avoid Argentinian or Brazilian beef.
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