While French Prime Minister Lecornu survived a very tumultuous October 2025 to remain in office, political and financial fights in the National Assembly are expected to continue (Politico, The Hill, Le Monde). President Macron suggested in the past that he may call new elections if the government falls (Morocco World News, Yahoo [Reuters]). The constitutional mechanism used to dissolve the National Assembly and call early elections is found in Article 12 of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic (French Constitution). The date an election is scheduled to take place is immaterial.

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