French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, paving the way for the adoption of a much-delayed 2025 budget seen as key to cutting France's crippling debts.

French PM François Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday after the far-right National Rally announced it would not seek to topple the government over its budget. Only 128 lawmakers supported the measure,

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote in parliament initiated by the hard-left. The far-right National Rally and centre-left Socialists did not support the motion, which gathered only 128 votes out of the required 289,