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 country's deadlock.

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.

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.

Opposition parties planning to remove centrist and bring down minority government after just nine months

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.

François Bayrou ha perso il voto di fiducia e sarà il terzo primo ministro a dimettersi in poco più di un anno

El primer ministro francés, François Bayrou, perdió de forma aplastante la moción de confianza que él mismo había convocado en la Asamblea Nacional.

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.

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.