 "French PM Bayrou uses special constitutional powers to pass 2025 budget bill")
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday he was using special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget bill, a move likely to trigger a no-confidence vote that will decide whether his minority government survives.
Bayrou is using a constitutional tool known as Article 49.3, which allows the government to pass legislation without a parliamentary vote but leaves it exposed to confidence motions.
“No country can live without a budget,” Bayrou said, before invoking article 49.3 of the constitution to adopt the budget bill without a vote in the lower chamber.
The hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party swiftly called for a no-confidence vote, but the motion had little chance of passing after the Socialist Party decided against backing it.
With inputs from agencies
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