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Posted on January 14, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe French government survived a second no-confidence vote related to the EU-Mercosur trade deal, maintaining political stability.
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's government on Wednesday survived a second vote of no confidence in the National Assembly that had been called in protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
The motion, filed by the far-right National Rally (RN) party, was backed by 142 members of parliament's lower house. 288 votes were needed for the motion to pass.
An earlier no-confidence motion filed by the hard-left on the same matter had also failed.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Inti Landauro; Editing by Richard Lough)
The article discusses the French government's survival of a second no-confidence vote related to the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
The motion was filed by the far-right National Rally party.
The motion failed as it did not receive the required 288 votes.
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