French prime minister says draft 2025 budget bypasses parliament

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during the National Assembly adopted the draft budget for the current year bypassing the vote of deputies. This was reported on February 3 by the French TV channel BFM TV.

"No country can live without a budget. For the first time since the founding of the Fifth Republic, our country is still without a budget. This will negatively affect the image of France," the channel quotes Bayrou as saying.

It is noted that article 49.3 of the constitution provides the possibility of adopting the budget without a vote of deputies.

According to the channel, on February 5, Wednesday, a meeting on a vote of no confidence in the Bayrou government will be held. However, it is noted that the number of necessary votes will most likely not be reached.

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Earlier, January 30, Bloomberg reported that the economies of Germany and France continue to shrink due to declining confidence in the governments of the countries. According to the publication, France's GDP shrank by 0.1%. It is noted that in Paris the main problem is the budget crisis.

Before that, on January 27, the head of the French party "National Union" Jordan Bardella said that the dissolution of the French Parliament is inevitable. He added that in the country "no one is satisfied" with the consensus between the Socialists and Republicans, which the French Bayrou.

On January 16, it became known that the National Assembly did not pass the first vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister. It was noted that for the approval of the vote of no confidence, which was demanded on January 14 by the leader of the party "Unconquered France" Mathilde Panot, it was necessary to get at least 289 votes out of 577, while they got 131.