JAKARTA - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faced a new vote of distrust on Monday (10/2) after he used Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the second part of the 2025 Social Security budget.
However, his government is expected to survive as the Socialist Party and far-right National Rally refused to support the motion, Franceinfo reports.
The motion was filed by La France Insoumise (LFI) and some of the left-wing groups, except the Socialist Party, and will be discussed at the National Assembly starting at 14.00 local time.
The main focus of the motion is the second part of the 2025 Social Security Funding Bill, which is part related to income.
The move follows Bayrou's decision last Wednesday to rule out parliamentary approval in the budget section governing state revenues.
Last week, Bayrou managed to survive two distrustive motions led by LFI and its allies, mainly because the Socialist Party and National Rally chose not to vote.
"It's better to have a bad budget than no budget at all," said the leader of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, as reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, February 10.
The Socialist Party has signaled its intention to file a motion of not believing in its own future based on Article 49.2 of the Constitution, after the entire budget process is complete.
With Bayrou, who has escaped twice a vote of distrust in the past week, this latest motion is not expected to work without support from the Socialist Party and National Rally.
He is predicted to remain in office after the National Assembly voted on the motion on Monday night.
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