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France's Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin (R) and France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (L) speak together during the debate and review of the 2026 State Budget at the French National Assembly, in Paris on October 24, 2025. Members of Parliament begin examining the revenue section of the draft state budget on October 24, 2025. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has promised to get an austerity budget through a divided parliament by the end of the year, after the legislature toppled his two predecessors over cost-cutting measures. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)