François Bayrou ousted as French PM after losing confidence vote

<p>Government collapses after Emmanuel Macron’s ally wins support of just 194 MPs with 364 against </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/13/from-farmer-to-premier-who-is-francois-bayrou-the-new-french-prime-minister">François Bayrou</a> has been ousted in a confidence vote after only nine months as prime minister, collapsing his minority government and plunging France into a political crisis.</p><p>Bayrou, 74, will hand his resignation to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/bayrou-fall-and-divided-parliament-hardly-offer-stability-macron-needs-analysis">Emmanuel Macron</a>, his longterm centrist ally, on Tuesday morning.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/francois-bayrou-ousted-as-french-pm-after-losing-confidence-vote">Continue reading...</a>