France’s Social Security Budget Passes by a Hair—Is Macron’s Government Really Secure?

In a dramatic turn emblematic of the weakness seeping through European leadership, French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu barely managed to push through the social security budget with a razor-thin margin of thirteen votes. This fragile victory reflects not only internal turmoil within President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling coalition but also signals broader instability that has implications for transatlantic economic and security partnerships. Is France’s Political Instability a Warning Sign for America? The vote in the National Assembly was supported by an uneasy mix of Macron loyalists, socialists, and some moderate right-wing deputies, squeaking past opposition from Marine Le Pen's far-right and...