French PM Lecornu survives no confidence vote, easing political crisis for now

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France’s latest political crisis eased — for now — when Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two consecutive no-confidence votes on Thursday, averting another government collapse and giving President Emmanuel Macron a respite before an even tougher fight over the national budget. Story by Morgan Ayre.