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French government collapses in a confidence vote, forcing Macron to seek yet another prime minister

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The French government collapse obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    France’s prime minister loses confidence vote, toppling his government (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The result on Monday marked a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months.

  2. NPR

    France's government collapses after the prime minister loses a confidence vote (opens NPR)

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    Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    French government collapses in a confidence vote, forcing Macron to seek yet another prime minister (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The French government collapse obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    France updates: Government facing defeat in confidence vote – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    France risks losing its third prime minister in 12 months with the government expected to lose a confidence vote over planned austerity measures. The instability is set to ramp up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

  5. NPR

    French government on brink of collapse ahead of confidence vote on budget (opens NPR)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron may soon be on the hunt for a new prime minister, the country's fifth since he took office, after a confidence vote the current PM is expected to lose.

  6. The Guardian

    François Bayrou ousted as French PM after losing confidence vote (opens The Guardian)

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    Government collapses after Emmanuel Macron’s ally wins support of just 194 MPs with 364 against

  7. New York Post

    France’s prime minister overwhelmingly loses confidence vote, toppling his government (opens New York Post)

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    Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.

  8. Newsweek

    France government collapses, Emmanuel Macron on brink (opens Newsweek)

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    The root of the latest expected government collapse was Macron's stunning decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June 2024.

  9. Foreign Policy

    France Descends Toward Another Government Collapse (opens Foreign Policy)

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    François Bayrou loses a confidence vote, becoming Paris’s fourth failed prime minister in less than two years.

  10. KTVZ Bend

    French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and leaving it without a government at a time of increasing economic strain and geopolitical tensions.

  11. Al Jazeera

    French no-confidence vote: What’s next if the government collapses? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    PM Bayrou is expected to lose, but a deadlock in parliament means France might struggle to find a replacement.

  12. The Guardian

    Europe live: Macron faces new political crisis with France prime minister François Bayrou threatened by confidence vote (opens The Guardian)

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    Bayrou would be the third prime minister to lose the post in a year, leaving the president in a difficult political position and an impossible vacancy to fill

  13. Deutsche Welle

    France: Prime Minister Bayrou ousted in confidence vote – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    France is set to lose its third premier in 12 months. Pressure is now mounting on President Emmanuel Macron to pick a new prime minister after Francois Bayrou's resignation.

  14. Legitgov

    French government collapses (opens Legitgov)

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  15. Christian Science Monitor

    French prime minister loses confidence vote, toppling government (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    France’s government has collapsed again, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to find a new leader amid concerns over the national debt.

  16. Washington Examiner

    France's prime minister loses confidence vote, toppling government (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the French parliament, making him the third prime minister to be ousted in one year.

  17. KEYT Santa Barbara

    French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new

  18. Hot Air

    The French Government Collapses Like a Soufflé Again (opens Hot Air)

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    The French government faces turmoil as Macron struggles to maintain control amidst chaos.

  19. NPR

    After the latest government collapse, France struggles to find a way forward (opens NPR)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron is searching for a fourth prime minister in 12 months, after the National Assembly ousted François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote, making economic reform a challenge.

  20. CNN

    France’s government has collapsed again. How did we get here and what’s next? (opens CNN)

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    France’s prime minister has quit after losing a confidence vote that toppled his government, plunging the country into a new political crisis.

  21. Townhall

    Why France's Government Collapsed Today (opens Townhall)

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    France’s government collapsed after a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister François Bayrou.

  22. The Boston Globe

    French government collapses, again, deepening paralysis (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The government of François Bayrou, a centrist prime minister who has been in office for just nine months, collapsed Monday in the latest sign of a France reduced to chronic political instability and an incapacity to confront its growing financial crisis.

  23. The Conversation US

    Why France’s government collapsed (again), and what Macron might do next (opens The Conversation US)

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    France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after failing to win a confidence vote. What options might President Emmanuel Macron use to break a political deadlock?

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