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French govt in crisis as PMs ousted in vote of no confidence

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Tue, 9 Sept 2025, 10:29am
Francois Bayrou, France's prime minister, at the National Assembly ahead of a government confidence vote in Paris, France, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Bayrou will face a confidence motion in France's lower house, a vote he called in a bid to pressure lawmakers to back his budget proposals. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Francois Bayrou, France's prime minister, at the National Assembly ahead of a government confidence vote in Paris, France, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Bayrou will face a confidence motion in France's lower house, a vote he called in a bid to pressure lawmakers to back his budget proposals. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

French govt in crisis as PMs ousted in vote of no confidence

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Publish Date
Tue, 9 Sept 2025, 10:29am

France has been plunged into a fresh political crisis, with MPs voting to oust the prime minister. 

The BBC reports Francois Bayrou called the surprise vote of confidence on himself after huge opposition to his budget plans. 

France's National Assembly voted by 364 votes to 194 to eject him from office, and bring down his minority government.  

President Emmanuel Macron now faces a choice between calling a snap election or picking a fifth prime minister in less than two years. 

France Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking that part of the problem was Bayrou鈥檚 attitude. 

She says he seemed to antagonise everyone he spoke to, and he didn鈥檛 try to negotiate or seek coalitions. 

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