"President Macron said he had "taken note" of the parliamentary vote and promised to name a successor to Bayrou "in the coming days." The new prime minister will be Macron's seventh appointment since the beginning of his presidency in 2017 and the fourth in the last 14 months, with France caught between financial pressures and political chaos."
"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."
"All eyes will now be on President Macron who is once again faced with the challenge of appointing a prime minister to lead a government which can command a working majority in a completely divided National Assembly. "Emmanuel Macron is now on the front line to find a solution to the political crisis," said the left-leaning daily Liberation, while center-right daily Le Monde called the 47-year-old "a vulnerable president.""
Francois Bayrou resigned after his government lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly. President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the vote and pledged to name a successor in the coming days. Bayrou proposed 44 billion dollars in spending cuts for 2026 and the elimination of two public holidays while national debt stood at 114% of GDP. Opposition lawmakers from the far-left and far-right united to defeat him 364 to 194 after nine months in office. Macron must find a prime minister who can command a working majority in a deeply divided Assembly. Sebastien Lecornu is reported as a leading candidate.
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