French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will use special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget on Monday, triggering a crucial no-confidence vote later this week that will decide whether his minority government survives.

PARIS - Just two months after Michel Barnier’s cabinet collapsed, France faces renewed political turmoil as PM François Bayrou prepares for a no-confidence vote on Wednesday over the 2025 budget, which includes over €50 billion in cuts.

The French government will seek to push through the 2025 budget on Monday, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said in an interview with La Tribune Dimanche, exposing it to potential no-confidence votes in a fragmented Parliament.

Political uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned that he would use special executive powers this week to get his budget approved without a vote by lawmakers.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces a make—or-break test Monday when he plans to get a new budget approved without a parliamentary vote, a risky process that could end up toppling France’s third government in less than a year.