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.

The vote clears the way for final approval of France’s 2025 budget, easing concerns about the country’s political turmoil — but not ending them.

The National Rally chief says Bayrou has put forward an “extremely bad budget,” but that “uncertainty needs to be avoided.”

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, paving the way for the adoption of a much-delayed 2025 budget seen as key to cutting France's crippling debts.

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

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...

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard on Wednesday welcomed the failure of a first no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government, with Lombard describing it as a 'good thing for our country and our citizens.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s forced a budget through France’s divided parliament on Monday and succeeded in avoiding a far-left attempt to topple his government. But his winning streak may end there.

Prime Minister François Bayrou broke a blockade of opposition parties that had brought down the government of his predecessor by doling out a series of concessions.

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived an initial no-confidence vote in parliament, called for by the hard left, after the far-right National Rally (RN) and centre-left Socialists did not back the motion.