France's Trade Minister Serge Papin (L), France's junior Defence Minister Alice Rufo (2L), France's junior Minister of the Interior Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (3L), France's Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin (4L), France's Higher Education and Research Minister Philippe Baptiste (5L), France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (C), France's Economy and Finance Minister Roland Lescure, (c-R), France's Decentralisation Minister Francoise Gatel (8R), France's Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou (7R), France's Sports Minister Marina Ferrari (7R), France's Housing Minister Vincent Jeanbrun (5R), France's Overseas Minister Naima Moutchou (2R) react followig the second vote on no-confidence motions against the 2026 finance bill, which was adopted without a vote after the government triggered Article 49.3 of the Constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP via Getty Images)