France PM Pushes Stopgap Budget to Avoid Shutdown

The Prime Minister of France, Sebastien Lecornu, is working to pass a temporary budget law.

This is because the government couldn't agree on a full budget for 2026.

Without this temporary law, the government might shut down in January.

The Prime Minister is talking to different political leaders to get their support.

He wants to avoid a situation where the government has to use special powers to pass the budget.

Last year, a similar delay cost the government a lot of money.

Investors and ratings agencies are watching France's finances closely because the country has the highest budget deficit in the euro zone.

Some conservative lawmakers want the Prime Minister to use special powers to pass the budget, but he has said he doesn't want to do that because it could cause problems.