"With the national debt now at 114% of GDP, 74-year-old Bayrou had proposed spending cuts totaling 44 billion ($51 billion) in 2026 and the scrapping of two public holidays. Despite his pleas to the National Assembly to "face reality" and "act without delay" to avoid "domination by creditors," opposition lawmakers from the far-left and far-right combined to vote him down 364 to 194 after just nine months in office."
"Fifth French prime minister in two years Macron was forced to appoint a fifth prime minister in less than two years after parliament ousted Francois Bayrou nine months into the role over his plans for taming the country's ballooning debt. Bayrou officially tendered his resignation to Macron earlier on Tuesday, a day after his government was defeated in a confidence vote at the National Assembly. Macron said he had "taken note" of the parliamentary vote"
"French President Emmanuel Macron named Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday His appointment, hours after the resignation of Francois Bayrou signals Macron's intent to maintain a minority government. The 39-year-old Lecornu was in the running for the job back in December before Macron opted for the supposedly steady experience of the older Bayrou. Once a member of the center-right Republicans, Lecornu joined Macron's centrist movement in 2017 and led the president's re-election campaign in 2022."
Emmanuel Macron appointed Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, age 39, as prime minister following the resignation of Francois Bayrou after a failed confidence vote. Bayrou proposed spending cuts totaling 44 billion ($51 billion) in 2026 and the elimination of two public holidays to address a national debt at 114% of GDP. Opposition lawmakers from the far-left and far-right combined to reject the plan, defeating the government 364 to 194. Macron's choice aims to preserve a minority government but risks dependence on the far-right National Rally and alienating the center-left Socialist Party. This is the fifth prime minister in under two years.
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