The French government survived two no-confidence votes against it on Monday, one by the left and the other by the far-right, after the executive was forced to pass next year’s budget without a vote by the Paris legislature, AFP and Agerpres reported.

But the lack of an absolute majority in the two chambers of the legislative body keeps the government in a weak situation, the EFE press agency comments.

The left-wing party’s proposal won 239 votes, 50 votes short of what would be needed to remove the executive from power, while the far-right proposal won 90 votes.

The two submissions against the French government came after Chief Executive Elizabeth Bourne last week resorted to a rarely used constitutional mechanism to approve the 2023 budget, thus bypassing a vote by parliamentarians.

Accusations of ruling by decree in France

Macron’s government resorted to this latest move after losing its absolute majority in the National Assembly, the lower house of the Paris-based legislature, in national elections held in June.

“We cannot risk leaving France without a budget at a time when there are many risks,” Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne told parliament.

She announced that the government would use Article 49.3 of the French constitution, which allows it to pass the bill by decree, justifying the move by saying the opposition added hundreds of costly amendments during budget debates in the legislature.

The far-left Nupes coalition and the far-right National Union party reacted immediately, announcing they would submit motions of no confidence in Born’s government and accusing Macron’s executive of ruling by decree.