French budget to be adopted without vote

Euractiv | Oct 20, 2022 at 8:43 AM
  • On Wednesday, the prime minister announced the activation of Article 49.3 of the Constitution.
  • No amendment from the far right (Le Pen’s Rassemblement National) and the radical left (Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise) was retained in the final version of the text.
  • The National Assembly can reject the text only if an absolute majority of deputies adopts a no-confidence motion – at least 289 votes in favour of it.