In difficulty in the National Assembly, the government opened the way, Wednesday October 23, 2024, to the use of article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2025 budget. Frédéric Petit, MoDem deputy for the 7th French constituency established outside France, presented the draft report relating to the budget for cultural and influential diplomacy, which includes subsidies given to French cultural and educational networks abroad. He protests at RFI’s microphone against the budget cuts that will be imposed on the spending of French operators who operate internationally.