French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is facing a no-confidence vote after using special powers to pass the 2025 budget without a parliamentary vote. The vote, expected on Wednesday, could determine the stability of Bayrou's government and France's economic future.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou used special executive powers Monday to get the country's 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers, and now faces a no-confidence motion that threatens the survival of his government. Opposition parties were expected to file the no-confidence motion later Monday, and a vote is expected in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
The outcome of the vote could send France into new political and economic turmoil or allow Bayrou to continue his efforts to stabilize the country. Bayrou's survival depends on how many parties agree to support the motion. He is France’s fourth prime minister in little over a year. French politics have been in disarray since President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections last year that left no party with a majority in parliament. With one of the world's biggest economies, France’s failure to pass a budget has raised concerns about its stability and ability to manage its finances.Weeks of debate preceded Monday’s vote as French lawmakers discussed the conclusions of a joint Parliamentary committee on the state budget. The committee had been reviewing Bayrou’s revised budget plans, which included slashing 40 billion euros ($42 billion) in spending and raising taxes by 20 billion euros. Bayrou’s revised version has addressed some concerns from opposition lawmakers. The joint committee has kept an extra tax on large companies while increasing a tax on financial transactions. And Bayrou agreed not to cut 4,000 jobs in national education as previously envisaged. But opposition parties said that wasn't enough. To pass, a no-confidence motion needs at least half the votes in the 577-seat Assembly. France Unbowed's measure will likely have the support of Communist and Green lawmakers, but that’s not enough. The vote of the Socialists could be decisive. The Socialist Party said Monday that it would not vote to bring down the Bayrou government because “it’s time to give France a budget.” Yet some lawmakers may not follow the party’s instructions. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen was instrumental in ousting the previous government. Her National Rally party has the largest single group in France’s lower house of parliament, and said it will give its lawmakers instructions Wednesday on how to vote. If Bayrou is voted out, Macron would face the prospect of finding a new prime minister once again and forming another government capable of finding consensus on the budget. Barnier was named to solve the political impasse created by last year’s elections. But his proposed austerity budget only deepened divisions.Unlike Barnier, Bayrou has held intense negotiations with the Socialists aimed at reaching a non-aggression deal over the budget under which they would agree not to undercut each other.
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