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French Prime Minister François Bayrou addresses the National Assembly, prior to a parliamentary confidence vote that could bring him down, in Paris, France

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Video. French PM François Bayrou loses crucial confidence vote in parliament

Updated: 08/09/2025 - 22:34 GMT+2

The centrist leader, who became France’s fourth head of government in less than two years, lost his gamble after calling an unprecedented confidence vote over his austerity plans to rein in the country’s ballooning public deficit.

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