French PM Lecornu races to pass special budget law to avoid shutdown

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held talks on Monday with French political leaders on emergency legislation to keep the government running in the new year in the ​absence of a proper budget. A joint committee of lawmakers from both ‍chambers failed on Friday to hammer out a full 2026 budget bill, forcing Lecornu to seek stopgap legislation, a so called 'special law', ​to allow spending, tax collection and borrowing to continue in January. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 reporter Clovis Casali.