00:00French Prime Minister François Bayrou has been ousted after losing a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday,
00:07plunging France into a new political crisis.
00:10The Assembly voted 364 against 194 in favor,
00:15forcing Bayrou to hand in his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron,
00:19who must now appoint a fifth Prime Minister in less than two years.
00:25The vote collapsed Bayrou's proposed austerity budget,
00:29which sparked opposition across the left and right and led to protests demanding dissolution.
00:35Markets stayed steady despite the political shock,
00:38and financial watchdog agencies are now evaluating France's credit rating.
00:43Macron faced pushback from all sides.
00:45Left leaders called for a shift in governance,
00:48far-right officials demanded early elections,
00:50and center-right parties urged fiscal fairness.
00:54For President Macron, the immediate crisis is governance.
00:56He must now seek a stable or consensual figure
00:59who can navigate a divided parliament and secure passage of crucial laws.
01:05Macron's office said he would make a decision in the coming days.
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