France confidence vote topples Bayrou, collapsing government amid debt crunch
- Sep, 9 2025
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Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a 364–194 confidence vote, collapsing France's government after nine months in office. He tied support to a budget plan with €44 billion in cuts to curb debt at 114% of GDP. President Macron must name his fifth prime minister in under two years as Paris faces fiscal strain, a fractured parliament, and EU pressure to rein in deficits.