US EditionMacron Gives 'Full Support' to Embattled PM as Crisis Looms in France
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou seeks parliamentary approval for a €44 billion spending cut plan amid political deadlock and rising debt concerns, with President Macron fully backing him.
- French Prime Minister François Bayrou scheduled a confidence vote on September 8 in a deeply divided parliament amid a political crisis.
- The vote follows Bayrou's unpopular plan to cut spending by about €44 billion, aimed at addressing France's unsustainable debt and EU deficit rules.
- President Emmanuel Macron gave full support to Bayrou's initiative, called on political parties to act responsibly, and chaired a cabinet meeting on August 27.
- Polling shows 63% of French want parliament dissolved, far-right leader Jordan Bardella urges new elections, and a senior official said dissolution is inevitable if no budget forms.
- If the government fails to secure support following the September 8 vote, Macron might select a different prime minister, call for another parliamentary election, or step down, highlighting increasing political instability ahead of the 2027 election.
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On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his support for Prime Minister François Bayrou, who will take a vote of confidence in the National Assembly on 8 September as to whether cuts need to be made to reduce the country’s indebtedness. Macron, who took part in the first Council of Ministers following the summer break, told ministers that “there is no need to deny reality or fall into catastrophism” as regards the country’s econo…
There is "no denial of reality or disaster" of the government on the financial situation of France, he says.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, this Wednesday endorsed the economic 'road map' presented by Prime Minister François Bayrou, in the context of the tensions over the issue of confidence to which he will submit in September in the National Assembly and which could mean the fall of the government. Executive spokesman Sophie Primas assured during a press conference following a Council of Ministers held this Wednesday that Bayrou has Macron…
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