France's Le Pen says she would support a budget rollover emergency law

Lawmakers vote on no-confidence motion against the French government

French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, gestures as she delivers a speech during a debate on two motions of no-confidence against the French government, tabled by the alliance of left-wing parties the "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New Popular Front - NFP) and the far-right Rassemblement National party, after the use by French government of the article 49.3, a special clause in the French Constitution, to push the budget bill through the National Assembly without a vote by lawmakers, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday her National Rally (RN) party would support an emergency law that rolls over the 2024 budget's tax-and-spend provisions into next year to ensure there is stopgap financing.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his government are widely expected to lose a no-confidence vote later on Wednesday, deepening a political crisis and calling into question the prospects of passing a 2025 budget before the end of the year.

The constitution allows for a special law to be passed in parliament that rolls over the tax-raising and spending provisions in the current budget to ensure there is no U.S.-style government shut down.

Le Pen told the National Assembly her party would "obviously vote in favour" of the special law should the next government chose to use the measure. Her opponents have accused the RN of sparking unnecessary chaos with their push to topple Barnier.

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