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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

French Senator of the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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 the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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 the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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 the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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 the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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 the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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 the Les Independants - Republique et Territoires group Vanina Paoli-Gagin 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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Horizons & Indépendants Members Meet With Prime Minister - Paris

Paul Christophe, President of the “Horizons & Independents” group in the National Assembly arrives for 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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Horizons & Indépendants Members Meet With Prime Minister - Paris

Paul Christophe, President of the “Horizons & Independents” group in the National Assembly arrives for 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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Horizons & Indépendants Members Meet With Prime Minister - Paris

Horizons & Indépendants Members arrive for 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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Horizons & Indépendants Members Meet With Prime Minister - Paris

Paul Christophe, President of the “Horizons & Independents” group in the National Assembly arrives for 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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Horizons & Indépendants Members Meet With Prime Minister - Paris

Paul Christophe, President of the “Horizons & Independents” group in the National Assembly arrives for 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

President of Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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

Frederic Valletoux and President of Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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

Frederic Valletoux and President of Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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 Horizons & Independants parliamentary group Paul Christophe 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

Libertes, Independants, Outre-Mer et Territoires' MP Christophe Naegelen 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

Libertes, Independants, Outre-Mer et Territoires' MP Christophe Naegelen 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

Libertes, Independants, Outre-Mer et Territoires' MP Christophe Naegelen 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

Paul Christophe (Horizons & Independants) 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

Paul Christophe (Horizons & Independants) 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

Paul Christophe (Horizons & Independants) 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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Session of Questions to the Government - Paris

Xavier Lacombe, Member of Parliament for Horizons et Independants during a session of questions to the government (QAG, questions au gouvernement) at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house, in Paris on November 5, 2025. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Session of Questions to the Government - Paris

Xavier Lacombe, Member of Parliament for Horizons et Independants during a session of questions to the government (QAG, questions au gouvernement) at the National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house, in Paris on November 5, 2025. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Examination of Draft Finance Bill at the National Assembly - Paris AJ

Libertes, Independants, Outre-Mer et Territoires' MP Charles de Courson attends the examination a draft finance bill ( PLF / Projet de loi finance) as part of the debate and review of the 2026 State Budget at the French National Assembly, in Paris, on October 27, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM