France’s Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Toppling His Government

Paris (AP) -Asama bodies overthrew the French government on Monday, a new crisis for the largest economy of Europe, which forced President Emmanuel Macron to call a fourth prime minister in 12 months.

Prime Minister François Bayrou was dismissed overwhelmingly with 364-194 votes against him. Bayrou paid the price of what seemed to be a surprising political misconceptions, supporting MPs should reduce public expenditures to repair France’s debts. Instead, they seized the vote he called to the gang against a 74 -year -old centralist Bayrou, who was appointed by Macron last December.

The death of Bayrou’s short-lived minority government, now the constitutional resignation of Macron to Macron, is obliged to submit to Macron less than nine months-with a long-term risk for France, including budgetary difficulties and international battles, including budget difficulties, including Budget difficulties, and international wars.

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Paris (AP) – Prime Minister François Bayrou He warned France’s future and influence at risk, and in trillions of state debts, which siz Sinking us ”, begging to squeeze austerity in the last ditch effort to save his job. parliamentary vote He is expected to overthrow him later on Monday.

The 74 -year -old Bayrou drew a dramatic painting of the European Union’s economy number 2 to look at foreign creditors and becoming dependent on living beyond its vehicles. He condemned the competitors in the National Assembly. Preparing to overthrow the minority governmentDespite his own sharp political differences, he opposes him.

“You have the power to overthrow the government, but you don’t have the power to erase the truth, Bay Bayrou said in his speech to the National Assembly before the vote of trust. “Reality will remain inevitable. Expenditures will continue to increase and debt burden – already irresistible – will become more heavy and more expensive.”

At the end of the first quarter of 2025, France’s public debt was 3,346 trillion euros or 114% of the gross domestic product. The debt service continues to be a large budget item, which constitutes approximately 7% of state expenditures.

Bayrou’s short-lived premiere-appointed death in the age of December, budget challenges, and internationally wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the changing priorities of US President Donald Trump, including urgent challenges, will bring the risk of renewed uncertainty and long-term law.

The expected vote of trust in the early hours of the evening will leave Bayrou as the third prime minister in 12 months or forced by MPs and requires Bayrou’s resignation to the president. Emmanuel Macron.

Although Macron announced that Bayrou had two weeks to prepare for the collapse of the government since he announced that he would seek confidence in non -popular budget plans in August, a clear pre -runner did not emerge as a successor.

Subsequently Separation of Gabriel Attal As Prime Minister in September 2024, then former Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier’s Ogur In December, by the Parliament and now threatened the Bayrou, Macron faced a spare hunting to create a consensus in the lower house stacked with the French leader of the Parliament.

As president, Macron will continue to have important powers in foreign policy and European affairs and remain as a commander of the nuclear armed army army. However, the 47 -year -old president’s ambitions are increasingly in ruins.

Macron, the root of the latest government collapse Stunning decision To terminate the National Assembly in June 2024 and trigger a legislative choice that the French leader hopes to strengthen the hand of the pro -European centralist alliance. However Gambling backfire, produces a disintegrated legislature For the first time in the modern republic of France, there is no dominant political block in power.

Since then, minority governments have been leaning from crisis to crisis since then, and the opposite political blocks on the left and the far -right have no sufficient seat to manage themselves, but they may overthrow Macron’s choices when they are teams.

Bayrou also called on the votes of trust, the left wing and far -right legislators, trying to increase the pressure on the Macron, the opportunity to capture the opportunity to reduce the government.

Bayrou acknowledged that it was risky to put his destiny on the line, but France’s debt crisis forced to seek legal support for remedies in the face of what he calls “silent, underground, invisible and unbearable bleeding.

“The biggest risk was to allow things to continue without changing anything, to continue to make politics as usual,” he said. “The submission of the debt is like submitting with military force. We are losing our freedom in both cases, where the creditors are dominant because of a debt that sinks us.”

The 577 -seat National Assembly interrupted the summer recess for the collection of high political drama for an extraordinary session.

Macron’s competitors, a new legislature, oppression for the separation of Macron, or the expected tasks in the next government to print for Jostle to benefit from the latest crisis.

The extreme -right leader Marine Le Pen calls Macron to resolve the National Assembly again, making sure that the national rally party and its allies will be the majority in another round of an unplanned legislative election and that they will position a new government.

In the National Assembly, “a large country like France, especially tortured and in a dangerous world can not live with a paper government,” he said.

If the Bayrou loses, the successor of Macron will operate in the same precarious environment and will face the same emergency budget problems that revive Bayrou and his predecessors. Macron himself He promised to stay in the office Until the end of the period, but if the political paralysis continues, it is at risk of becoming a lame duck in the country.

In accordance with the French political system, the Prime Minister is appointed by the President, responsible to parliament and is particularly responsible for implementing the domestic policy of economic measures.

Bayrou claimed that sharp interruptions were needed to repair public financing, and the deficit of France proposed to reduce 44 billion euros ($ 51 billion) in 2026 after hitting 5.8% of GDP last year. Official above the EU target 3 %.