Editorial: Le Monde

• The first part of the finance bill, concerning revenues, was rejected by almost unanimity of deputies in an unprecedented situation in the Fifth Republic.
• The Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, appears isolated and devoid of majority.
• The Socialist Party (PS) is returning to the center of the political stage. The government, on the other hand, still needs to prove its reliability.
• Sébastien Lecornu insists on opening debate on five 'absolute priorities'. However, time is limited as the Constitution requires budgetary texts to be promulgated before December 31.
• If this deadline is exceeded, the options for the government are the adoption of the budget by ordinances or recourse to a 'special law'.

Conclusion: While the 'special law' option would avoid a deadlock in France, it adds to the country's economic instability and deepens the political crisis. Given the growing Russian threat, there's no time for dilatory maneuvers.

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