French government survives no-confidence vote over heatwave response

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People swim in the Canal Saint-Martin during the heatwave in Paris, France, June 27, 2026. /VCG

The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived a no-confidence vote on Monday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected a motion criticizing its handling of the June heatwave.

The motion, tabled on July 2 by Green Party lawmakers and by some lawmakers from the hard-left parliamentary group La France Insoumise (LFI) and the left-wing Socialist Party, accused the government of failing to respond adequately to the record-breaking and deadly heatwave that swept across France in late June.

According to the National Assembly, the motion received 132 votes in favor, well below the threshold of 289 needed to bring down the government.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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