France’s government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday in parliament, and the state budget for 2025 is finally adopted. Prime Minister François Bayrou had used special constitutional powers to get the budget bill approved without a vote by lawmakers,

The head of France’s far-right National Rally party says he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed against the government, making it more likely that the prime minister will remain in office and

By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou rammed the 2025 budget bill through parliament on Monday, betting that he has made enough concessions to his rivals to survive an inevitable no-confidence motion that could cut short his premiership.