France's new government had barely been formed before it cracked. After just half a day, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces that he is resigning. The country's budget crisis is now pressing President Emmanuel Macron increasingly harder.
World politicsFrance is again in acute political crisis since the parliament has dismissed Prime Minister François Bayrou and his government. President Emmanuel Macron promises to present a new name "within a few days".
World politicsIn France, the government may be forced to resign after Prime Minister François Bayrou requested a vote of confidence in parliament. Everything indicates that he will lose Monday's vote – thereby throwing France back into political chaos at the same time as the country's large national debt is growing. Bayrou must resign, we want new elections, says Marseille resident Robert Tran to TT.
World politicsFrance's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has requested a vote of no confidence against himself and his government on 8 September.
World politicsFrance's government has survived a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly on Wednesday – and thereby the state budget is one step closer to being adopted.
World politicsThe new government under Prime Minister François Bayrou has been presented, with several familiar names among the ministerial posts. It is France's fourth government in a year – and its lifespan is unclear.
World politicsFrance's newly appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou receives an not entirely unexpected "welcome gift" from the credit rating agency Moody's - the country's credit rating is lowered one notch to Aa3, three steps below the highest rating.
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