PARIS: France’s parliament on Monday voted to oust the prime minister in a no-confidence move over debt-control plans, plunging President Emmanuel Macron into fresh political...

France's parliament ousts Prime Minister Bayrou, leaving Macron to find a successor amid political crisis.

Sept. 8 (UPI) -- French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday failed a confidence vote held by the National Assembly, which said the leader must now resign.

France's parliament brought down the government on Monday over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis that is weakening the euro zone's second-largest economy. Lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and his minority government with 364 votes against the veteran centrist politician and…

Bayrou had called the confidence vote to try to win parliamentary support for his strategy to lower a deficit that stands at nearly double the European Union's 3 per cent ceiling and to start tackling a debt pile equivalent to 114 per cent of GDP.

France risks losing its third prime minister in 12 months with the government expected to lose a confidence vote over planned austerity measures. The instability is set to ramp up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

France risks losing its third prime minister in 12 months on Monday, with François Bayrou facing a parliamentary confidence vote.

The Élysée Palace confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron would name a new prime minister “in the next few days”.

Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 20 months.

France's government, led by Prime Minister Bayrou, was ousted after a parliamentary vote rejected his proposed austerity measures aimed at curbing the nation's soaring debt.

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

French Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted in a no-confidence vote over a controversial debt plan, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to pick a new prime minister for the fourth time in a year.

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

Michel Barnier made a futile attempt to haggle with the far-right leader. His successor François Bayrou wouldn’t get drawn into the same trap.

In a major political upheaval on Monday, August 8, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou suffered a decisive defeat in a parliamentary confidence vote, leading to the collapse of his government. Bayrou was ousted by a wide margin of 364–194, just eight months after taking office. 🌎 France Political Turmoil: French Government Collapses Yet Again As PM Francois Bayrou Ousted in Confidence Vote 9 Months After Appointment.