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French government to face no-confidence vote over handling of deadly heatwave

Cover image: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces questions at the National Assembly in Paris, France on June 30, 2026. © Alice Sacco, Reuters

France's Green Party has said it will launch a no-confidence motion against Sébastien Lecornu's government over its handling of a late-June heatwave that caused at least 1,000 excess deaths according to the public health agency.

French Green party ⁠lawmakers have announced plans ​to file a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a severe heatwave ​in late June, as the country braces for a third possible bout of extreme temperatures next week.

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