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France says parliamentary approval of budget is 'impossible'

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is mulling options. © Alain JOCARD / AFP

Paris (AFP) – France's government has halted budget discussions in parliament and is expected to announce Friday a way forward after failing to gain backing from lawmakers for this year's spending bill.

The eurozone's second-largest economy has been bogged down in political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron called snap polls in 2024, in which he lost his majority.

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