PoliticsFrench PM vows to tackle debt despite student protests

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sought to reassure student protesters and nervous bond markets. In a national address, he said last week’s budget proposal made no cuts to the education ministry, while insisting the government must reduce its public deficit to 5%. The IMF urged France to put its finances in order, and Lecornu confirmed the release of 10 million barrels of diesel.

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