Parliament votes to oust PM
France’s parliament has brought down the government over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis that is weakening the euro zone’s second-largest economy at a time of steep global tensions.
President Emmanuel Macron, who is facing calls from the opposition to dissolve parliament and resign, will instead hunt for his fifth prime minister in less than two years. His office said he would appoint one in the next few days.
The next government’s most pressing task will be to pass a budget, the same challenge Bayrou faced when he took office. Securing the backing of a very divided parliament will be equally hard.
”You have the power to bring down the government, but you do not have the power to erase reality,“ Bayrou told lawmakers before losing the confidence vote, with 364 votes against him and only 194 in his favour.
Reuters