The French president will have to choose a new prime minister after resistance to austerity budget unites left and far-right in opposition Europe live – latest updates

The prime minister, François Bayrou, seems doomed. Will he take Macron with him, asks Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

France's Prime Minister faces a confidence vote amid political turmoil, risking instability for the EU's second-largest economy.

François Bayrou’s 2026 budget, which includes removing two public holidays, has been slammed by his rivals, who now have a golden opportunity to topple him.

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

The French president will have to choose a new prime minister after resistance to austerity budget unites left and far-right in opposition Europe live – latest updates

La chute du premier ministre, François Bayrou, ouvre une nouvelle période d’instabilité politique. Le chef de l’Etat, jugé responsable de la crise au sein de son camp, se trouve…

Francois Bayrou’s fall leaves France’s president with no easy solution, as a new election could deliver gains for Marine Le Pen’s party.

EDITORIAL. The centrist leader became the first head of government under France's Fifth Republic to be toppled by a vote of confidence he called himself, further complicating the…

François Bayrou has handed in his resignation, leaving France without a prime minister on the eve of nationwide protests.

Editorial: The French president has seen four prime ministers come and go in three years. The rancorous stasis of his second term is a gift to Marine Le Pen

Just 194 lawmakers of the 577-seat National Assembly voted in favor of Francois Bayrou, who has since resigned as prime minister.

The French president named one of his loyalists to succeed Francois Bayrou, who resigned after just 194 lawmakers of the 577-seat National Assembly voted in his favor.