French Premier Set to Survive No-Confidence Votes, Adopt Budget

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is set to ride out two no-confidence votes on Wednesday, giving him the stability needed to implement a delayed 2025 budget.

He used a special constitutional provision on Monday to push the bill through parliament without a vote, triggering ballots that could force him to resign like his predecessor Michel Barnier in December. But the Socialists, one of the parties that voted to eject Barnier, have said they will abstain this time, likely dooming the motions to failure.