French PM Bayrou uses special constitutional powers to force through 2025 budget
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

French PM Bayrou employs Article 49.3 to pass the 2025 budget, potentially leading to a no-confidence vote against his minority government.
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday he was using special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget bill, a move likely to trigger a no-confidence vote that will decide whether his minority government survives.
Bayrou is using a constitutional tool known as Article 49.3, which allows the minority government to pass legislation without a parliamentary vote.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
PM Bayrou announced he was using special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget bill.
Article 49.3 is a constitutional tool that allows the minority government to pass legislation without a parliamentary vote.
Bayrou's decision is likely to trigger a no-confidence vote against his government.
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