PARIS (Reuters) -Fraught French budget negotiations have claimed a third prime minister’s scalp in less than a year, and only days before the government was due to submit its 2026 budget bill to parliament.

Here is a look at what may happen next:

EMERGENCY BUDGET LEGISLATION MAY BE NEEDED

The deepening crisis will disrupt the 2026 budget process, raising the likelihood that emergency legislation will be needed to keep the government running.

Under French law, the government has until October 7 to deliver a 2026 budget bill, although the constitution allows some flexibility until mid-month.

But with so little time to appoint a new prime minister and cabinet, it is increasingly unlikely that President Emmanuel Macron’s administration can deliver the bill on schedule.

In that event, law

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