"Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months. Prime Minister Franois Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him. Bayrou paid the price for what appeared to be a staggering political miscalculation, gambling that lawmakers would back his view that France must slash public spending to rein in its debts."
"The demise of Bayrou's short-lived minority government - now constitutionally obliged to submit its resignation after just under nine months in office - heralds renewed uncertainty and a risk of prolonged legislative deadlock for France as it wrestles with pressing challenges, including budget difficulties and, internationally, wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the shifting priorities of U.S. President Donald Trump."
Legislators removed Prime Minister Franois Bayrou in a 364-194 confidence vote after he pushed for deep public spending cuts to reduce debt. Bayrou's minority government must now submit its resignation after just under nine months in office. The collapse increases the risk of prolonged legislative deadlock while France faces budgetary pressures and international crises, including wars in Ukraine and Gaza and shifting U.S. priorities. After recent changes in the premiership, President Emmanuel Macron must again seek a leader capable of building parliamentary consensus. Macron retains substantial foreign policy and military powers, while domestic ambitions face new constraints.
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