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French government survives no-confidence votes after forcing through budget

The French National Assembly, with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne speaking during a debate prior to votes of no confidence over the government's using the constitution's article 49.3 to force its 2023 budget through parliament without a vote, 23 October 2022. © Julien de Rosa/AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron's government survived three no-confidence votes on Monday introduced by opposition lawmakers against the use of a special constitutional power to force budgets through the National Assembly without a vote.

The leftist Nupes coalition and the far-right National Rally (RN) filed separate no-confidence motions against the government after it used the Constitution’s Article 49.3 last week to push the 2023 budget through the lower house of parliament without a vote.

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