20 h. ago Why is France on the brink of collapse – again? PM loses key confidence vote as economic turmoil deepens

François Bayrou ousted, further plunging country into political crisis

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21 h. ago French government collapses as PM François Bayrou loses confidence vote

President Emmanuel Macron will look for a replacement who can break the budget impasse

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21 h. ago Humiliation for Macron as his government LOSES confidence vote and plunges France into chaos after desperate warning: 'don't make the same mistake as the British'

France's parliament has today voted to bring down the government over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt - deepening a political crisis.

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21 h. ago Europe live: French PM loses confidence vote and will tender resignation amid political crisis

More than 350 French lawmakers voted against François BayrouAnd over in Brussels, EU diplomats have been briefing journalists that the European Commission is expected to propose a 19th package of sanctions against Russia by Friday, Reuters said.The EU has stepped up its listings and is no longer shying away from larger entities in third countries, and it could list banks in two central Asian countries too, they said. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago France plunged into chaos as prime minister loses confidence vote

François Bayrou to resign after just nine months in office

Politics

21 h. ago French Prime Minister loses vote of no confidence as country 'on brink of crisis'

Francois Bayrou was voted out by MPs - 364 to 194- on Monday in France's National Assembly after only landing the job in December, as the country now needs a 6th PM in two years

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1 week ago Macron backs Bayrou and calls on budget critics to show responsibility

Spokesperson says government in ‘fighting spirit’ after PM called confidence vote he is expected to loseEmmanuel Macron has given his “full support” to France’s beleaguered prime minister, François Bayrou, who is expected to lose a confidence vote next month, which would be likely to cause the government to collapse.Macron chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday as France faces a fresh political crisis. The government spokesperson Sophie Primas said after the meeting that Macron fully supported Bayrou and the government was in a “fighting spirit”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago France faces new political crisis as PM expected to lose confidence vote

François Bayrou says he will ‘fight like a dog’ to stay in power but he appears almost certain to be toppledFrance is braced for another political crisis as the minority government of François Bayrou appears almost certain to be toppled in a confidence vote next month, amid deep political divisions over an unpopular austerity budget and debt-reduction plan.“I will fight like a dog,” the centrist prime minister told L’Express on Tuesday after his surprise decision to call a vote of confidence from parliamentarians. Continue reading...

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