French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou looks set to fall in a confidence vote in parliament after just nine months in the job, sparking fresh political uncertainty for France and piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.
Mr Bayrou blindsided even his allies by calling a confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which foresees almost €44bn of cost savings to reduce France's debt pile.
Opposition parties across the board have made it clear they will vote against his minority government, making it highly improbable he will get enough backing to survive - he needs a majority of the 577 MPs in the National Assembly.
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France's excessive debt pile is "life-threatening" for the country, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Monday as he defended billions of euros of budget cuts ahead of a confidence vote expected to bring down his government.
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ReplyDeleteKurz vor Vertrauensfrage gegen Bayrou: Marine Le Pen fordert vorgezogene Neuwahlen
ReplyDeleteMarine Le Pen ist zurück auf der politischen Bühne Frankreichs. In Hénin-Beaumont, einer Hochburg der Partei Rassemblement National (RN) im nordfranzösischen Kohlerevier, sprach sie einen Tag vor dem Misstrauensvotum gegen die Minderheitsregierung Bayrou und forderte Neuwahlen.
Angesichts der hohen Verschuldung will Frankreichs Premierminister François Bayrou massive Einsparungen durchsetzen. Jedoch ist Bayrous Sparprogramm äußerst unbeliebt, weshalb er Ende August aufs Ganze ging und ankündigte, im Parlament die Vertrauensfrage zu stellen.