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French PM Survives Two Confidence Votes Days After Reappointment

Sebastien Lecornu is France's seventh premier since 2017 (Credit: AFP)

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu weathered two confidence motions Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power.

The votes followed Lecornu's decision Tuesday to back suspending a divisive 2023 pension reform, in a bid to keep his cabinet afloat long enough to pass a much-needed austerity budget by year's end.

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