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

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

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 ...

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 ...