Political uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned that he would use special executive powers this week to get his budget approved without a vote by lawmakers.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to use special executive powers on Monday to force his government’s 2025 budget through parliament without a vote. France's hard-left France Unbowed

François Bayrou's position was at risk after his decision to force the budget through Parliament without a vote. But the Socialists, whose vote is key to a no-confidence motion passing, have announced they will not support the move that would plunge French politics into uncertainty again.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces a make—or-break test Monday when he plans to get a new budget approved without a parliamentary vote, a risky process that could end up toppling France’s third government in less than a year.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left in the bitterly divided parliament.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will on Monday try to force through his government's budget without a vote using a controversial parliamentary mechanism, which might lead to a no-confidence moti