Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government has opted to roll the dice with a confidence vote in a bid to get an unpopular budget through parliamant.

If he loses the confidence vote, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government will fall.

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.

François Bayrou makes surprise announcement as he seeks support for unpopular austerity budget

François Bayrou to seek parliamentary backing for his unpopular plans to shore up France’s public finances

France's CAC 40 index plunged 2% on Tuesday as analysts assessed the potential for a fresh period of political instability.

Opposition parties say they will not back Prime Minister François Bayrou after a he called the vote over deep budget cuts.

ÉDITORIAL. En sollicitant le vote de confiance le 8 septembre devant l’Assemblée nationale, le premier ministre a tenté un pari qui lui permet de rester fidèle au discours de…

François Bayrou has called for a vote of confidence in his government on September 8 in the Assemblée Nationale, saying he seeks 'clarification.' But his fall seems all but…

EDITORIAL. By calling for a confidence vote in the Assemblée Nationale on September 8, François Bayrou took a risky bet that allowed him to remain true to his message of fiscal…

If he loses, François Bayrou will be expected to resign, leaving France once again rudderless.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government has opted to roll the dice with a confidence vote in a bid to get an unpopular budget through parliamant.

PARIS: France found itself mired in yet another crisis on Tuesday, after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s gamble to win backing for his deeply unpopular debt-reduction plan…

François Bayrou will ‘fight like a dog’ to stay in power and defend his austerity budget

Some members of the governing alliance have been left bewildered, seeing Bayrou's move as an impossible gamble. Many lawmakers in Macron's coalition are already anticipating…

François Bayrou is almost certain to lose gamble. Will a new PM be appointed and could there be a snap election ?

By taking the risk of triggering a new political crisis, François Bayrou cast a shadow over economic growth and fiscal consolidation.

OP-ED. The perilous decision to submit his government to a vote of confidence shows a lack of understanding of informal procedural rules by the prime minister, writes the…

On the American online betting site Polymarket, which is blocked in France, the estimated probability that the prime minister will leave office by the end of the year jumped from…

To survive the confidence vote on September 8, Prime Minister François Bayrou must secure a majority of votes cast in the Assemblée Nationale. Abstentions and absences will not be…

François Bayrou continues to bank on education and a public opinion shift to convince lawmakers before the September 8 confidence vote. While he'll hold meetings with party…