The vote clears the way for final approval of France’s 2025 budget, easing concerns about the country’s political turmoil — but not ending them.

The National Rally chief says Bayrou has put forward an “extremely bad budget,” but that “uncertainty needs to be avoided.”

France's prime minister has used special executive powers to get the 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard on Wednesday welcomed the failure of a first no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government, with Lombard describing it as a 'good thing for our country and our citizens.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, paving the way for the adoption of a much-delayed 2025 budget seen as key to cutting France's crippling debts.

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.

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

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived an initial no-confidence vote in parliament, called for by the hard left, after the far-right National Rally (RN) and centre-left Socialists did not back the motion.