So Bayrou, who has no majority at the National Assembly, used a constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 that allows the government to pass legislation without a parliamentary vote. It is rarely used ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou broke a blockade of opposition parties that had brought down the government of his predecessor by doling out a series of concessions.

By Aurelien Breeden and Catherine Porter Reporting from Paris France’s government lived to see another day on Wednesday, after it survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament and gave the ...

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou had used constitutional powers to get the budget bill approved without a vote, triggering a no-confidence motion.

The Socialist Party said Monday that it would not vote to bring down the Bayrou government because “it’s time to give France a budget.” Yet some lawmakers may not follow the party’s ...

The Socialist Party said Monday that it would not vote to bring down the Bayrou government because “it’s time to give France a budget.” Yet some lawmakers may not follow the party’s ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday and the country's 2025 budget was finally adopted, easing some of the turmoil in one of the world’s biggest economies ...

and now faces a no-confidence motion that threatens the survival of his 6-week-old government. Opposition parties were expected to file the no-confidence motion later Monday, and a vote is ...

A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in the National Assembly and needs at least half the 577 votes to pass. Hard-left France Unbowed, Communist and Green lawmakers are expected to vote in ...