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French govt survives no-confidence votes after forcing through budget

The French government survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Monday, October 24, 2022. The votes came after the government forced its budget bill through the National Assembly without a vote. © Christophe Ena, AP/ File picture

French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government survived two no-confidence votes Monday prompted by opposition lawmakers to protest the use of a special constitutional power to force the budget bill through the National Assembly without a vote.

The leftist Nupes coalition and the far-right National Rally party had filed two separate no-confidence motions.

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