France, Feb. 4 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou invoked special executive powers on Monday to push through the 2025 budget proposal without a vote, prompting a no-confidence motion by the far-left France Unbowed party.

Bayrou used the Article 49.3 to push through both the first part of the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS) and the state budget.

A sustainable budget plan for this year is Bayrou's priority after the austerity budget plan of his predecessor,Michel Barnier, was jettisoned along with his government in December.

However, Bayrou's move immediately prompted two no-confidence motions from the left in the divided parliament, spearheaded by MPs from the far-left France Unbowed (LFI).

"This illegitimate government mu...