Crunch moment in French crisis as outgoing PM tries to avert new election
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Reuters Sébastien Lecornu sounded a note of optimism that a budget would be passed this year
Hours before his deadline for resolving France's political crisis, outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said political parties have shown a "willingness" that could stave off the threat of new parliamentary elections. Lecornu on Monday became the third French PM to leave his job in less than a year.
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