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

By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou rammed the 2025 budget bill through parliament on Monday, betting that he has made enough concessions to his rivals to survive an inevitable no-confidence motion that could cut short his premiership.

France faces another risk of governmental collapse this week after the prime minister declared he will push through the budget without putting it to a parliamentary vote...

The head of France’s far-right National Rally party said Tuesday 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 a 2025 budget will be adopted.