French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hold a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France’s public finances.
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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hold a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France’s public finances.
If he loses the confidence vote, Bayrou’s minority government will fall.
The center-right prime minister acknowledged seeking the confidence of a very fragmented parliament was a risky bet.
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