"Bayrou blindsided even his allies by calling a confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which foresees almost 44 billion of cost savings to reduce France's debt pile. Opposition parties across the board have made it clear they will vote against his minority government, making it highly improbable he will get enough backing to survive - he needs a majority of the 577 MPs in the National Assembly."
"Bayrou, the sixth prime minister under Macron since 2017, has given no indication in days of TV interviews that he expects to survive the vote. Instead, he has asked: "Has our country understood the seriousness of the situation it finds itself in?" He is expected to address parliament in a final bid for support from 3pm French time with the vote awaited from 7pm."
Prime Minister Bayrou called a confidence vote to resolve a months-long standoff over an austerity budget that foresees almost €44 billion of cost savings to reduce France's debt. Opposition parties have pledged to vote against his minority government, making survival unlikely since he needs a majority of 577 National Assembly MPs. Bayrou will be the second prime minister in succession to fall, after Michel Barnier, and has shown no expectation of surviving the vote, instead asking whether the country understands the seriousness of its situation. After the vote, President Macron must appoint a new prime minister or call snap elections, while facing poor domestic polling and leading European efforts on Ukraine.
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