France’s centre-right French government survived two new no-confidence motions in the National Assembly on Wednesday evening.
The motions were in response to Prime Minister François Bayrou’s plan to push through a draft budget without a parliamentary vote.
A proposal from the far-left La France Insoumise received only 128 of the required 289 votes, without support from the Socialists or the far-right National Rally (RN).
Another no-confidence motion, filed over Bayrou’s attempt to pass a portion of the 2025 social security budget without a vote, also failed. It was backed by just 122 members of parliament.
The Socialist and RN factions had announced beforehand that they would not vote the government out, citing the need for national stability.
Bayrou’s minority government had survived an initial no-confidence motion in mid-January.
In December, France’s left-wing bloc, along with Marine Le Pen’s RN, brought down then-Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government with a no-confidence vote over budget disagreements.
