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French PM Bayrou uses special constitutional powers to force through 2025 budget
French PM Bayrou uses special constitutional powers to force through 2025 budget
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 3, 2025

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 3, 2025

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)