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French government faces no confidence vote as Socialists mull allegiance

France's government faces a another critical challenge as lawmakers debate a censure motion that will shed light on the Socialist Party's stance among the alliances within a fragmented French parliament.

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French Socialist Party threatens no-confidence vote against Bayrou’s government

The French Socialist Party, whose support Francois Bayrou's minority government has been trying to secure for weeks, raised the threat of backing a no-confidence vote against the government later this week.

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French PM vows to reopen pension reform talks amid growing debt crisis

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday vowed to reopen talks on reforming pensions as he conceded the country's spiralling debt problems would preoccupy government planning over the coming parliamentary sessions.

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New French PM Faces First Key Parliamentary Hurdle

France's new prime minister Francois Bayrou is set to give his first policy speech to a divided parliament on Tuesday, hoping to avoid a no-confidence vote that could prolong the country's rumbling political crisis.

International Business Times

Macron revives plans to build memorial for victims of terrorism

France’s plans to build a national memorial for victims of terrorism – originally shelved due to budget cuts – are back on track, President Emmanuel Macron has promised. The project’s proposed location on a World War II memorial site, however, remains a point of contention.

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2024: The French president's annus horribilis

It’s been a busy year for President Emmanuel Macron: the world watched him preside over the Paris Olympics, D-Day commemorations and the reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral. But on the domestic front it’s been a veritable "annus horribilis" – marked by political turmoil, loss of influence and all-time low popularity.

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The Guardian view on Europe’s Franco-German engine: in need of a reboot

Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today, Today, why Europe’s key alliance faces a troubling year amid political turmoil

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New government of French PM Bayrou settles in under shadow of no-confidence vote

The new government of Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a frantic fortnight as it battles to establish its credibility and fend off cross-party attempts to kill it in its infancy.

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France's new economy, budget ministers get to work on budget for 2025

The new team at the helm of France’s economy will need to begin work immediately on passing a 2025 budget, which has been in limbo since the National Assembly rejected the belt-tightening proposal from former Prime Minister Michel Barnier, which led to the toppling of his government.

Radio France Internationale

French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote

Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right

The Guardian - UK

French PM Bayrou defends choices to lead country out of 'difficult situation'

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou mounted a vigorous defence on Monday night of his choices to lead the country out of its economic and political crisis.

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France's Macron Announces Fourth Government Of The Year

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis.

International Business Times

France's Prime Minister Bayrou names new cabinet

France's Prime minister François Bayrou unveiled his top ministers on Monday night after protracted talks with party chiefs across the political spectrum.

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Macron returns to political uncertainty after Mayotte, East Africa visit

President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as France remains in political deadlock, awaiting the appointment of a new government.

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International Business Times

France Awaits Appointment Of New Government

President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by political deadlock awaited the appointment of a new government.

International Business Times

French PM Rushes To Name New Government By Christmas

France's new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was Friday racing to name by Christmas at the latest a government to lead the country out of its political crisis but with no sign of an end to months of tensions that have rattled President Emmanuel Macron.

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French PM Bayrou vows new government by Christmas amid budget crisis

France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, says he hopes to name a government to lead the country out of its political quagmire by Christmas at the latest. France urgently needs to approve a state budget as official data on Friday showed public debt has climbed to €3.3 trillion.

International Business Times

After Budget Row, French MPs Pass 'Special Law' To Keep Show On The Road

More than a week after a historic no-confidence vote brought down a prime minister unable to secure backing for an austerity budget, French lawmakers Monday unanimously passed a law to keep tax and social security machinery running.

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The Guardian - UK

Can Macron’s new PM unite France’s moderates? Marine Le Pen looms if he fails

François Bayrou faces the same budgetary headache as Michel Barnier – but the parliamentary equation has changed, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is currently kaput

Beset by political crises and economic turmoil, the bloc’s two biggest countries are both at a crossroads

Al Jazeera

Who is Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister?

The 73-year-old centrist and leader of the Democratic Movement will replace Michel Barnier, who lost a confidence vote.

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France's President Macron Appoints Francois Bayrou As Prime Minister

French President Macron appoints centrist Francois Bayrou as prime minister to address political crisis and stabilize his administration.

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Bayrou: Macron's Longtime Comrade Facing Biggest Challenge

Francois Bayrou, one of few political heavyweights to have stood by French President Emmanuel Macron since he came to power in 2017, now faces his biggest challenge after finally being promoted to prime minister.

Evening Standard

François Bayrou named by Emmanuel Macron as France's new prime minister

The veteran Macron ally is tasked with steering France of its second major political crisis in six months

The Independent UK

Macron names ally Francois Bayrou as France’s new prime minister to try to end political chaos

French president Emmanuel Macron has named a successor to the former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, who was ousted after just three months

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