PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu asked lawmakers on Tuesday not to use the vote on the budget as a pretext to vote his government out. "There is no longer any pretext for a no-
French PM Lecornu Urges Parliament to Avoid Budget Vote as No-Confidence Tool
Lecornu's Budget Priorities and Political Context
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu asked lawmakers on Tuesday not to use the vote on the budget as a pretext to vote his government out.
Addressing Parliament
"There is no longer any pretext for a no-confidence motion," he said.
Implications of No-Confidence Vote
Lecornu was addressing parliament to spell out his budget priorities, in the hope of staving off losing a no-confidence vote that would plunge France further into the political mire.
(Reporting by Alessandro Parodi, editing by Inti Landauro)
