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.

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

François Bayrou called a vote of confidence in himself after nine relatively ineffectual months in office.

The expected ousting of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, the second in succession, heralds more instability for France.

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

Prime Minister Bayrou has failed to win over enough opposition lawmakers to his proposals to make around 44 billion euros ($51.3 billion) in budget cuts.

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.

Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a…

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

Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister “in the next few days”, the Elysée Palace has said, ruling out snap elections to solve France’s political crisis.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and his centrist minority government have been ousted in a confidence vote in France's National Assembly on Monday.

France's prime minister has lost a confidence vote, sending parliament into another period of chaos and uncertainty.

Francois Bayrou was ousted in a 364-194 vote, leaving President Macron to search for a fifth prime minister in less than 2 years.

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

French Prime Minister François Bayrou's government was ousted by the Assemblée Nationale on Monday, leaving President Emmanuel Macron as the sole guarantor of the state's…

French Parliament votes to bring down the Bayrou-led government over its plans to cut about $52bn to reduce the debt.

After just nine months in office, François Bayrou will have to hand in his resignation. His fall leaves President Emmanuel Macron searching for his seventh prime minister.

Emmanuel Macron has faced humiliation today as his government lost a confidence vote, plunging France into political chaos.

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

The French government loses a vote of confidence and PM François Bayrou will resign on Tuesday.

COLUMN. After the fall of Prime Minister François Bayrou, no one is in a position to guarantee a way out of France's social, political and budgetary crises, writes Le Monde…