US EditionWhat's Behind France's Current Political Crisis?
Prime Minister François Bayrou seeks €44 billion in spending cuts amid France's public debt at 114% of GDP, risking government collapse and escalating political instability.
- On Monday, 8 September 2025, the French National Assembly voted to bring down Prime Minister François Bayrou's minority government in Paris over its plan to reduce the national debt.
- Bayrou called a confidence vote after proposing nearly €44 billion in budget cuts to address a deficit equivalent to 114% of France’s GDP amid strong opposition.
- This vote follows President Emmanuel Macron’s June 2024 snap election that resulted in a hung parliament with no clear majority, weakening his control and sparking calls for his resignation and snap elections.
- Finance Minister Eric Lombard acknowledged that establishing a new government would likely weaken efforts to reduce the deficit, while Mathilde Panot from France Unbowed described Bayrou’s removal as a moment of relief for millions.
- The political fallout compels President Macron to appoint yet another prime minister within a period shorter than two years, amid looming threats of a credit rating downgrade and persistent fiscal instability, while widespread protests and strikes are scheduled across the country throughout September.
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French parliament ousts prime minister, deepening political crisis
France's parliament brought down the government on Monday over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis that is weakening the euro zone's second-largest…
GRAND ENTRETIEN - The fall of François Bayrou's government marks a new stage in France's deep crisis, according to the director of the opinion department of Ifop*. In the short term, the division of the political landscape coupled with the strong budgetary constraint makes the...
The political crisis in France, where the prime minister, François Bayrou, has lost on Monday the motion of confidence to which his government was subject in the National Assembly, keeps the Community authorities and the European Central Bank (ECB) on its possible impact on the region's economy.Now the president, Emmanuel Macron, will have to look for a new name for office - he will be the fifth prime minister in four years - or call for an earl…
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