French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived votes of no confidence in parliament. Photo: AP PHOTO

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived two votes of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos.

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The National Assembly votes on Thursday clear the way for the embattled Lecornu to pursue what could be an even greater challenge: getting a 2026 budget for the European Union's second-largest economy through parliament's powerful but bitterly divided lower house before the end of the year.

Lecornu's

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