US EditionFrench government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in September
Bayrou seeks parliamentary backing for €44 billion austerity plan amid a 5.8% GDP deficit, facing unified opposition and protests reminiscent of the 2018 Yellow Vest movement.
- On September 8, French Prime Minister François Bayrou will seek parliamentary approval in a confidence vote amid significant challenges to his administration.
- Bayrou called for a confidence vote to gain support for his controversial €44 billion austerity plan designed to reduce last year's budget deficit, which reached 5.8% of GDP.
- His proposals, which have provoked opposition and planned protests, include maintaining welfare expenditures and tax brackets at their 2025 values starting in 2026, as well as eliminating two public holidays.
- Bayrou said at a news conference the vote will test lawmakers' recognition of France's fiscal crisis seriousness and their support for his remedy path.
- A loss in the vote would trigger the collapse of Bayrou's minority government and precede nationwide protests scheduled for September 10.
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On the eve of the vote of confidence on September 8, an Elabe poll reveals a massive rejection of the Bayrou government: 72% of the French want it to fail. The budget 2026, which was judged ineffective and unjust, accentuates the...
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On September 8, François Bayrou announced the holding of a vote of confidence. This unprecedented decision has made the international media react. Many point to a risky bet and an inevitable fall of the government. - "On the brink of the fall": after the announcement of the vote of confidence, the foreign press predicts the end of the Bayrou (International) government.
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