French First Secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, and French Member of the European Parliament and head of Socialist delegation Nora Mebarek leave after a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou as part of a series of consultations with political parties, ahead of a confidence vote they are seeking from the National Assembly on the budget issue, at Hotel Matignon in Paris, France September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor