Politics
Bayrou stakes government on confidence vote over €44bn austerity plan
French prime minister calls September 8 vote on spending cuts as opposition parties from left and right unite against him, risking third government collapse in a year
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Manuel Bompard
Senior figure in Unbowed France, La France Insoumise
What we have reported
- Confirmed LFI deputies would vote to bring down the government on 8 September
- Tabled the no-confidence motion and declared 'the days of your government of unhappiness are numbered'.
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Politics
Bayrou survives no-confidence vote but French parliament remains deadlocked
Far-right National Rally and centre-left Socialists refuse to back far-left motion, leaving prime minister dependent on case-by-case support with no legislative majority.
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