France is facing deep political turmoil as Prime Minister François Bayrou has been ousted in a no-confidence vote supported by 364 lawmakers. His €44 billion austerity plan collapsed, marking the second PM under Emmanuel Macron to fall in less than a year. With nearly 80% of French citizens rejecting Macron’s leadership, he now faces a fateful choice: appoint a socialist prime minister or call snap elections that could benefit Marine Le Pen. Protests erupt across Paris as pressure mounts on Macron’s struggling presidency.
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