French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes
The French National Assembly rejected two no-confidence motions against the French government last night. The motions were submitted by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party and the parliamentary parties of the left.
The trigger was Prime Minister SĂ©bastien Lecornu's decision to proceed with the approval of the budget for the current year without the approval of Parliament, utilizing a relevant article of the French Constitution. Neither of the two no-confidence motions garnered the required 289 votes, with the National Rally's motion receiving 135 votes and the left-wing parties' motion receiving 260.
The Socialist and Republican Parties opposed the motions. The new French state budget provides for an increase in state revenues of 7 billion euros and an increase in defense spending of 6.5 billion euros.
Source: Radio, RIK