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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

Senator and member of centre-right Union des Democrates et Independants (UDI) party Michel Canevet during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French Senator of Rassemblement des Democrates, Progressistes et Independants Xavier Iacovelli during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rassemblement des democrates member meet with Prime Minister - Paris

Senator of Rassemblement des democrates Xavier Iacovelli speaks to press after a meeting with French Prime Minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on December 22, 2025, before a cabinet meeting at the end of the day to urgently present a "special bill" aimed at breaking the budget deadlock, following the failure of the parliamentary review of the state budget. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rassemblement des democrates member meet with Prime Minister - Paris

Senator of Rassemblement des democrates Xavier Iacovelli speaks to press after a meeting with French Prime Minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on December 22, 2025, before a cabinet meeting at the end of the day to urgently present a "special bill" aimed at breaking the budget deadlock, following the failure of the parliamentary review of the state budget. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rassemblement des democrates member meet with Prime Minister - Paris

Senator of Rassemblement des democrates Xavier Iacovelli pictured after a meeting with French Prime Minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on December 22, 2025, before a cabinet meeting at the end of the day to urgently present a "special bill" aimed at breaking the budget deadlock, following the failure of the parliamentary review of the state budget. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rassemblement des democrates member meet with Prime Minister - Paris

Senator of Rassemblement des democrates Xavier Iacovelli pictured after a meeting with French Prime Minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on December 22, 2025, before a cabinet meeting at the end of the day to urgently present a "special bill" aimed at breaking the budget deadlock, following the failure of the parliamentary review of the state budget. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rassemblement des democrates member meet with Prime Minister - Paris

Senator of Rassemblement des democrates Xavier Iacovelli speaks to press after a meeting with French Prime Minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on December 22, 2025, before a cabinet meeting at the end of the day to urgently present a "special bill" aimed at breaking the budget deadlock, following the failure of the parliamentary review of the state budget. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Les Democrates MP Philippe Vigier speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Anne Bergantz, President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau, Philippe Vigier and Louise Morel speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Anne Bergantz, President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau, Philippe Vigier and Louise Morel speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Les Democrates MP Philippe Vigier speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Anne Bergantz, President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau, Philippe Vigier and Louise Morel speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Anne Bergantz, President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau, Philippe Vigier and Louise Morel speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

Anne Bergantz, President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau, Philippe Vigier and Louise Morel speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Assembly - Politics after vote at Hall of Four Columns - Paris

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaking to press after the result of the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill ( PLFSS 2026 ) in the Hall of Four Columns at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of The 2026 Social Security Budget Bill at The National Assembly - Paris

Philippe Vigier (Les Democrates) giving a speech before the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill (PLFSS 2026) at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of The 2026 Social Security Budget Bill at The National Assembly - Paris

Philippe Vigier (Les Democrates) giving a speech before the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill (PLFSS 2026) at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of The 2026 Social Security Budget Bill at The National Assembly - Paris

Philippe Vigier (Les Democrates) giving a speech before the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill (PLFSS 2026) at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of The 2026 Social Security Budget Bill at The National Assembly - Paris

Philippe Vigier (Les Democrates) giving a speech before the vote of the 2026 Social Security budget bill (PLFSS 2026) at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on December 9, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary window of the Rassemblement National at the National Assembly - Paris AJ

Vice-President of the National Assembly Les Democrates' MP Christophe Blanchet during the examinations of the texts by the "niche parlementaire" (parliamentary window) of the far-right group Rassemblement National (RN), at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, on October 30, 2025. For its day reserved in the Assembly on October 30, 2025, the Rassemblement National chose to place first on the agenda a text aimed at "denouncing the 1968 agreements" with Algiers, putting the right and the Macronists in a dilemma: support the far-right or contradict themselves. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary window of the Rassemblement National at the National Assembly - Paris AJ

Les Democrates' MP Eric Martineau during the examinations of the texts by the "niche parlementaire" (parliamentary window) of the far-right group Rassemblement National (RN), at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, on October 30, 2025. For its day reserved in the Assembly on October 30, 2025, the Rassemblement National chose to place first on the agenda a text aimed at "denouncing the 1968 agreements" with Algiers, putting the right and the Macronists in a dilemma: support the far-right or contradict themselves. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary window of the Rassemblement National at the National Assembly - Paris AJ

Les Democrates' MP Eric Martineau during the examinations of the texts by the "niche parlementaire" (parliamentary window) of the far-right group Rassemblement National (RN), at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, on October 30, 2025. For its day reserved in the Assembly on October 30, 2025, the Rassemblement National chose to place first on the agenda a text aimed at "denouncing the 1968 agreements" with Algiers, putting the right and the Macronists in a dilemma: support the far-right or contradict themselves. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary window of the Rassemblement National at the National Assembly - Paris AJ

Vice-President of the National Assembly Les Democrates' MP Christophe Blanchet during the examinations of the texts by the "niche parlementaire" (parliamentary window) of the far-right group Rassemblement National (RN), at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, on October 30, 2025. For its day reserved in the Assembly on October 30, 2025, the Rassemblement National chose to place first on the agenda a text aimed at "denouncing the 1968 agreements" with Algiers, putting the right and the Macronists in a dilemma: support the far-right or contradict themselves. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary window of the Rassemblement National at the National Assembly - Paris AJ

Vice-President of the National Assembly Les Democrates' MP Christophe Blanchet during the examinations of the texts by the "niche parlementaire" (parliamentary window) of the far-right group Rassemblement National (RN), at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, on October 30, 2025. For its day reserved in the Assembly on October 30, 2025, the Rassemblement National chose to place first on the agenda a text aimed at "denouncing the 1968 agreements" with Algiers, putting the right and the Macronists in a dilemma: support the far-right or contradict themselves. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Session of questions to the government at The National Assembly - Paris AJ

Les Democrates' MP Genevieve Darrieussecq during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly ( Assemblee Nationale ) ( Palais Bourbon ), France's lower house parliament ( Parlement ), in Paris, on October 15, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Briefing After the French PM's General Policy Statement - Paris AJ

President of Les Democrates parliamentary group Marc Fesneau speaks to the press as leaving the hemicycle after French Prime Minister general policy statement at the National Assembly (Palais bourbon) in Paris, France on October 14, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM