French No-Confidence Vote Forces Premier to Detail 2019 Budget
- Parliament to vote on Thursday; government has broad majority
- Prime minister says will detail 2019 budget, increase deficit
Edouard Philippe reacts during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on Dec. 11.
Photographer: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s government will face a no-confidence vote on Thursday. And while the administration has little chance to lose given its majority, it will force the premier to detail his budgetary plans for 2019.
The motion was filed by left-wing groups even though they have just 62 lawmakers out of 577 in the National Assembly. President Emmanuel Macron’s party Republic on the Move has 309 lawmakers and is allied to centrist groups that represent at least 74 extra votes.