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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu engaged his government's responsibility for the third time on Friday, January 30, 2026, using Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2026 finance bill at the National Assembly. This procedure, the final step after four months of debates, exposes the text to two expected censure motions on Monday, February 2, whose rejection should lead to its definitive adoption. However, a procedural error makes the voted text inaccurate, particularly regarding the balance between tax increases and savings.

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Attacks on French public broadcasting have intensified with the launch of a parliamentary inquiry commission in autumn 2025. Initiated by the Union des droites pour la République (UDR), allied with the Rassemblement national (RN), the probe examines the neutrality, operations, and funding of the public service. Recurrent criticisms include alleged ideological bias and excessive costs.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has engaged his government's responsibility on the revenues section of the 2026 budget, invoking Article 49 paragraph 3 of the Constitution for the first time. This measure, the first in a series of three, comes after over 350 hours of stalled debates in the National Assembly. Left-wing and far-right oppositions are preparing no-confidence motions, but socialists and Republicans will abstain.

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday, January 19, 2026, after a Council of Ministers, that he would engage the government's responsibility on Tuesday via Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the revenues part of the 2026 budget, despite his initial promise not to use it. This decision, driven by parliamentary deadlock, aims to reduce the public deficit to 5% of GDP and includes concessions to the Socialist Party, such as maintaining a corporate surtax at 8 billion euros. La France Insoumise and the National Rally plan to file no-confidence motions.

On January 13, 2026, the French National Assembly resumed examination of the 2026 finance bill, following the failure to reach agreement in the joint parliamentary committee in December. Economy Minister Roland Lescure assured deputies that the text is "within reach," urging a final effort for compromise. Yet few lawmakers believe it can pass without invoking article 49.3 or using ordinances.

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The creation of a real estate company to manage the state's property portfolio, censored at the end of 2024 by the Constitutional Council, is once again submitted to deputies. This project, led by MP Thomas Cazenave, aims to modernize the management of public assets and end free premises for administrations. Supported by the government and 140 deputies, it will be debated in the National Assembly starting next week.