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French Prime Minister François Bayrou ousted in confidence vote

After just nine months in office, French Prime Minister François Bayrou is out, toppled in a stunning confidence vote by lawmakers.

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00:00After just nine months in office, French Prime Minister François Bayrou is out,
00:05toppled in a stunning confidence vote by lawmakers.
00:08The National Assembly voted 364 to 194 to oust the 74-year-old centrist,
00:15dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron and plunging France into yet another political crisis.
00:21Bayrou had gambled on winning support for his tough budget plans,
00:25calling the vote himself in a high-stakes bid to push through deep public spending cuts.
00:30Instead, lawmakers from across the spectrum used it to unite against him.
00:34This marks the third prime ministerial exit in just 12 months,
00:39and now Macron must scramble to find a fourth.
00:42With no clear successor emerging, France faces the real risk of prolonged legislative deadlock.
00:48All this comes as the country battles serious domestic budget challenges,
00:53and navigates global instability from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza
00:57to shifting U.S. priorities under President Donald Trump.
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