The French government is rushing to get a budget by the end of the year, and one key vote is that of the social security budget, with the French Parliament is to vote on December 16. Although the bill is expected to pass, it does not mean Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is certain to secure next year's budget, which lawmakers will be voting on later in the month. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan tells us more about what's going on, from France's National Assembly.

French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a social security budget, which includes the suspension of an unpopular pension reform, as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu races to finalise a 2026 spending plan by year-end.

French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a social security budget, which includes the suspension of an unpopular pension reform, as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu races to finalise a 2026 spending plan by year-end.

French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a social security budget, which includes the suspension of an unpopular pension reform, as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu races to finalise a 2026 spending plan by year-end. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from the French National Assembly.

French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted the 2026 social security budget, which includes the suspension of President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform, as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu races to…

The tough task of enacting a state budget still looms.