France faces fresh turmoil as Bayrou gambles on a confidence vote he seems doomed to lose
Prime minister François Bayrou called an 8 September confidence vote, risking government collapse amid austerity proposals and a deepening national debt crisis.
Macron backs Bayrou and calls on budget critics to show responsibility
President Emmanuel Macron publicly backs Prime Minister François Bayrou as a looming confidence vote threatens government collapse over unpopular €44bn austerity cuts.
