French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to override the National Assembly in a budget debate that has escalated into a standoff with the opposition. Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne told parliament that she would use a special article in the constitution to push through the first half of the budget on Wednesday evening. Her statement meant the budget is seen as approved at first reading, unless parliament passes a vote of no confidence in the government. Macron and the Borne government are currently reliant on votes from the opposition, having lost their absolute majority after the June ele…