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Saudi Gazette
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
French PM Bayrou survives third no-confidence vote after 2025 budget rift
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his third no-confidence vote in less than one month this vote came after the recently appointed head of government used a controversial constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to push through the country's long-overdue 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on turn, this opened his government to the risk of a no-confidence motion 48 hours later, which was backed by the hard-left France Unbowed Party (LFI), the Greens, and the Communists (all part of the left-wing coalition NFP).Surviving the vote means the budget plan is automatically adopted. The contentious bill aimed to cut an eye-watering €30bn and raise taxes by €20bn to limit France's deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year.A total of 288 votes were needed to successfully topple Bayrou's government and strike down the Wednesday night, 128 votes were counted. The Socialists (also part of the left-wing coalition) and the far-right decided not to support the motion this time.A second confidence vote tabled by LFI, this time on the Social Security budget bill, was debated later on Wednesday night but once again did not achieve the amount of votes move has created a major rift within the NFP with the France Unbowed party accusing the Socialists of betraying the center left party claims to oppose Bayrou's bill but has refused to vote against his government to allow France to have a budget."I think it's irresponsible. I think it's uncharacteristic of a left-wing coalition. I will remind you that it's the Socialist MPs who are isolating themselves from the rest of us with their choice," said Sarah Legrain, a France Unbowed MP, in an interview with Euronews."We have our own autonomy and we don't depend on anyone... it's as simple as that," hit back Olivier Faure, the leader of the to demonstrate its opposition to the government, the centre-left party plans to table a spontaneous confidence motion after the budget vote."Even if I consider this budget to be a bad one, I hope that the public sector, businesses and local authorities can continue to funcition, especially those who need public funding... We can't have a country which, for the next few months months is in a state of crisis," Olivier Faure told Barnier, Bayrou's predecessor, was ousted last December after the entire left-wing coalition and the far right joined although this gives Bayrou's minority government some breathing room, the coming months will likely be has been in a state of political paralysis after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to dissolve the lower house of parliament following his party's loss in the European elections in June early legislative vote held in the summer ended with a hung parliament divided into three blocs with no absolute Macron cannot call for early elections before the coming summer. — Euronews
Voice of America
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
French PM survives no-confidence vote
France's prime minister survived a no-confidence vote by parliament on Wednesday after he invoked special constitutional powers to force through the country's 2025 budget. Only 128 lawmakers voted in favor of the no-confidence motion against Francois Bayrou, falling short of the 289 votes required to pass. Far-left lawmakers called for the measure after Bayrou invoked Article 49.3, which grants the minority government special constitutional powers to pass legislation without a parliamentary vote. The no-confidence motion appeared to have no chance of succeeding after the Socialists and the far-right National Rally lawmakers announced they would not support it. Under France's Constitution, the no-confidence motion's failure meant that the 2025 budget automatically became law. The French political scene has been challenging since President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections last year, a move that resulted in no party having a majority in parliament. Some information for this story came from Reuters and The Associated Press.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
French Prime Minister survives initial parliament no-confidence motion
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived an initial no-confidence vote in parliament, called for by the hard left, after the far-right National Rally (RN) and centre-left Socialists did not back the motion. In total, 128 lawmakers voted in favour of the first motion, well short of the 289 votes that were needed. Far-left lawmakers had introduced two no-confidence motions against the prime minister after he invoked special constitutional powers to force through the 2025 budget. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. The tool, known as Article 49.3, allows the minority government to pass the legislation without a parliamentary vote. The second no-confidence vote is due to take place later on Wednesday. Both the National Rally and the Socialist Party had signalled ahead of the votes that they would not support the motion because France needed a budget, though the Socialists said they would at a later date introduce a separate no-confidence motion over recent comments by Bayrou about immigration. Bayrou had said that many French people feel "submerged" by immigration, which he has since defended even as it briefly derailed budget talks. That motion too is likely to fail. France has been embroiled in political instability since President Emmanuel Macron decided to call a surprise snap election in June, a move that delivered a fractious hung parliament in which no single party holds a majority. Wrangling over the budget has rattled markets and toppled the government of Bayrou's predecessor, Michel Barnier, after only three months. Bayrou's government, in turn, has survived due to expensive concessions to the left and far-right to advance the legislation. "This budget is not perfect. It is an emergency step as our country cannot live without a budget," Bayrou told lawmakers ahead of the vote. Meanwhile Finance Minister Eric Lombard said after the vote that failure of the first no-confidence motion was "a good thing" for France. The budget aims to reduce the deficit, raise taxes on large firms and the wealthy and cut spending.
Euronews
05-02-2025
- Business
- Euronews
French PM Bayrou survives third no-confidence vote after 2025 budget rift
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his second confidence vote in less than one month this Wednesday. The vote came after the recently appointed head of government used a controversial constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to push through the country's long-overdue 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday. In turn, this opened his government to the risk of a no-confidence motion 48 hours later, which was backed by the hard-left France Unbowed Party (LFI), the Greens, and the Communists (all part of the left-wing coalition NFP). Surviving the vote means the budget plan is automatically adopted. The contentious bill aimed to cut an eye-watering €30bn and raise taxes by €20bn to limit France's deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year. A total of 288 votes were needed to successfully topple Bayrou's government and strike down the budget. On Wednesday night, 128 votes were counted. The Socialists (also part of the left-wing coalition) and the far-right decided not to support the motion this time. A second confidence vote tabled by LFI, this time on the Social Security budget bill, will be debated later this Wednesday night. The move has created a major rift within the NFP with the France Unbowed party accusing the Socialists of betraying the left. The Socialists claim to oppose Bayrou's bill but have refused to vote against his government to allow France to have a budget. However, to demonstrate its opposition to the government, the centre-left party plans to table a spontaneous confidence motion after the budget vote. Michel Barnier, Bayrou's predecessor, was ousted last December after the entire left-wing coalition and the far right joined forces. But although this gives Bayrou's minority government some breathing space, the coming months will likely be turbulent. France has been in a state of political paralysis after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to dissolve the lower house of parliament following his party's loss in the European elections in June 2024. The early legislative vote held in the summer ended with a hung parliament divided into three blocs with no absolute majority.
Euronews
05-02-2025
- Business
- Euronews
French PM Bayrou survives another no-confidence vote after 2025 budget rift
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his second confidence vote in less than one month this Wednesday. The vote came after the recently appointed head of government used a controversial constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to push through the country's long-overdue 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday. In turn, this opened his government to the risk of a no-confidence motion 48 hours later, which was backed by the hard-left France Unbowed Party (LFI), the Greens, and the Communists (all part of the left-wing coalition NFP). Surviving the vote means the budget plan is automatically adopted. The contentious bill aimed to cut an eye-watering €30bn and raise taxes by €20bn to limit France's deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year. A total of 288 votes were needed to successfully topple Bayrou's government and strike down the budget. On Wednesday night, 128 votes were counted. The Socialists (also part of the left-wing coalition) and the far-right decided not to support the motion this time. A second confidence vote tabled by LFI, this time on the Social Security budget bill, will be debated later this Wednesday night. The move has created a major rift within the NFP with the France Unbowed party accusing the Socialists of betraying the left. The Socialists claim to oppose Bayrou's bill but have refused to vote against his government to allow France to have a budget. However, to demonstrate its opposition to the government, the centre-left party plans to table a spontaneous confidence motion after the budget vote. Michel Barnier, Bayrou's predecessor, was ousted last December after the entire left-wing coalition and the far right joined forces. But although this gives Bayrou's minority government some breathing space, the coming months will likely be turbulent. France has been in a state of political paralysis after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to dissolve the lower house of parliament following his party's loss in the European elections in June 2024. The early legislative vote held in the summer ended with a hung parliament divided into three blocs with no absolute majority.
