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French PM Bayrou arrives at Elysee to submit resignation to Macron

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived at the Elysee Palace to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after parliament ousted the government in a confidence vote.

09 Sep 2025-16:50
France’s Macron searches for new Prime Minister after government collapse

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking for his fifth prime minister in under two years after opposition parties forced centre-right Prime Minister Francois Bayrou from office over unpopular budget-tightening plans. Bayrou lost a parliamentary confidence vote 364-194 and is set to formally resign on Tuesday.

09 Sep 2025-11:50
France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust prime minister

08 Sep 2025-23:37
France faces political turmoil as Bayrou risks defeat in confidence vote

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is expected to lose a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday, a collapse that would make him the fourth head of government to fall in less than two years and plunge the country deeper into political paralysis.

08 Sep 2025-14:41
ECB’s Lagarde says fall of any Euro Zone government would be “worrying”

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warned on Monday that the fall of any government in the euro zone would be “worrying,” though she said France is not currently in a situation that would require intervention by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

01 Sep 2025-10:59
Strikes and protests set as French government faces new crisis

The French government is on the brink of collapse next month, with centrist Prime Minister François Bayrou announcing a confidence vote scheduled for September 8.

26 Aug 2025-18:26
French PM faces uphill battle as opposition rejects confidence vote

French opposition parties announced they will not support Prime Minister François Bayrou in a confidence vote scheduled for 8 September on his proposed deep budget cuts.

26 Aug 2025-13:31
French Finance Minister warns of IMF intervention risk if government falls

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard has warned that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be forced to intervene in France’s economy if Prime Minister François Bayrou’s minority government collapses next month.

26 Aug 2025-11:52
French government hit with no-confidence vote after pension talks fail

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to face a no-confidence vote after pension reform talks seemingly collapsed, intensifying a political crisis that risks leaving France without a government for the second time since December.

24 Jun 2025-20:00
French PM faces pressure after daughter reveals school abuse

25 Apr 2025-21:57