France in a fresh political crisis after the Prime Minister of MPs

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France is immersed in a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister Francois Bayro in a vote of confidence in the National Assembly.

The defeat – by 364 votes until 194 – means that on Tuesday, Bairu will present his government’s resignation with President Emmanuel Macron, who now has to decide how to replace him. Macron’s service said this would happen “in the coming days”.

The options include the name of a new Prime Minister from the right centers; rotation to the left and finding a name compatible with the Socialist Party; And dissolving parliament, so new elections are being held.

Macron’s bitter enemies in the far left France Unbowed Party call you to resign personally, but few commentators think this is likely.

In this way, France is about to receive the Fifth Prime Minister for less than two years -a gloomy record that emphasizes the drift and dissatisfaction that celebrated the president’s second term.

Bairu’s fall came after he bet on his government on debate about extraordinary confidence on the issue of French debt.

He spent the summer warning of the “existential” threat to France if he did not start to cope with his responsibility of EUR 3.4 trillion (€ 2.9 trillion pounds).

In a budget for 2026, he proposed to eliminate two national holidays and to freeze social payments and pensions in order to save 44 billion euros.

But he was quickly released from any hope that his prophecies of financial doom would swing on opponents.

The party after the party became clear that they saw the vote on Monday as an opportunity to settle the bills with Bayro – and through it Macron.

Missing any majority in the National Assembly, Bayro saw the left and hard right, which united against him – and his fate was sealed.

Some commentators have described Bayro’s fall as an act of political suicide. He did not need to call the vote on early confidence, and he could spend the coming months in an attempt to build support.

In his speech, Beyro made it clear that his eyes had focused more on history rather than politics, telling MPs that it was future generations that would suffer if France loses its financial independence.

“The submission of debt is the same as the filing of a weapon,” he said, warning that current levels of debt means “the immersion of young people into slavery.”

“You may have the power to overthrow the government. But you can’t clarify the reality,” he said.

There was no sign that Bairu’s warnings had influenced parliament or France as a whole. The left -wing MPs and firmly accused him of trying to mask his own and Macron’s responsibility to bring France to his current state.

There is also a little echo in the Bayro analysis – with polls showing that few consider debt control as a national priority, as opposed to costs of life, security and immigration.

A movement that calls yourself Bloquons, (let’s block everything) promised a wave of meetings, boycotts and protests against Macron’s policies from this Wednesday. On September 18, several unions also called for demonstrations.

Most economic analysts agree that France is facing a huge financial challenge in the coming years, as the forecast costs of servicing its debt increased from € 30 billion spent in 2020 to more than € 100 billion in 2030.

The need for financial restriction comes, as Macron promises additional means of defense as opposition parties with left and solid requests the cancellation of the latest retirement reform that raised retirement age to 64.

Byro took Michel Barnier last December after Barnier failed to receive his budget through the Assembly.

Bayrou managed to hand over the budget thanks to the non -aggression pact with the Socialists, but their relationship was immersed when a conference on the last pension reform failed to take into account the socialist demands.

Some have speculated that Macron will now turn to the left prime minister by failing with the conservative Barnier and Centralist Bairu.

However, the Socialist Party says it wants a complete interruption of Macron Pro -Business policies, as well as the cancellation of the pension reform – which would be tantamount to the cancellation of the President’s legacy.

Therefore, it seems likely that Macron will initially look at another figure from his own camp, with Defense Minister Sebastien Directu, Labor Minister Catherine Vatrin and Finance Minister Eric Lombard for whom he is running.

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