France Faces Critical Social Security Vote

The Prime Minister of France, Sebastien Lecornu, is facing a very important vote on the country's social security budget.

This budget covers things like healthcare, pensions, and welfare.

The vote is happening on Tuesday afternoon.

The Prime Minister doesn't have a majority in parliament, so he's been trying to get support from different political parties.

He's made some deals, like suspending a pension reform, to try and get the Socialists to support the bill.

But other parties, like the far right and the hard left, are expected to vote against it.

If the bill doesn't pass, it could cause a big problem with the budget and might even lead to a political crisis.

The government is trying to reduce the budget deficit, but it's not easy because no single party has a majority in parliament.