French National Assembly unanimously rejects first part of state budget
On Wednesday evening the French National Assembly unanimously rejected the first part of the state budget, with no deputy backing the text that emerged from the debates. The discussion will now continue in the Senate.
In an unusual vote on Wednesday evening, the National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, rejected the first part of the state budget unanimously. No deputy approved the text that came out of the debates. Politico Europe describes the scene as unprecedented in the chamber.
Questions under discussion
Politico's Paris team raises several questions about the vote. First, how to explain that not a single deputy backed the budget text. Second, why deputies from the centre and the right are irritated with Sébastien Lecornu. Third, which scenarios are taking shape for the rest of the budget discussion.
What comes next
The budget debate will continue in the Senate, the upper house of the French parliament. The source does not say how it will turn out, but the possible scenarios are what the programme's participants discuss.
The event is analysed in the Playbook Paris podcast, where Anthony Lattier speaks with Sarah Paillou, co-author of Politico's free Playbook Paris newsletter, and Jason Wiels, who runs POLITICO's Paris Influence newsletter.
