Overview
- Parliamentary talks are suspended until Tuesday after the government said adopting the budget by a vote is impossible, with the prime minister due to speak later Friday.
- Officials are weighing Article 49.3 to pass the bill without a vote or an executive route under Article 47/decree, both options likely to prompt no-confidence motions.
- Budget Minister Amélie de Montchalin accused France Unbowed and the National Rally of rendering the text unvotable and said an amended draft will be presented Friday.
- The Socialist Party remains pivotal, and budget pointman Philippe Brun threatened to support a no-confidence motion if the government imposes the bill by executive order.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had pledged not to ram the austerity budget through, secured only the social security bill by year-end, and lawmakers have voiced mounting frustration.