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AFP
Jul 15, 2025

French PM proposes cutting public holidays to cut debt

After years of overspending, France is on notice to control its public deficit and cut its sprawling debt, as required under EU rules

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Reuters
Apr 14, 2025

French far-right, far-left parties threaten no-confidence motions over budget

A vote on next year’s budget is not due until the end of this year, but the subject is already testing the staying power of the government of Bayrou

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Reuters
Dec 15, 2024

Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems

The ouster of Barnier and his cabinet – the first time France’s parliament had voted to remove a government since 1962 – seemed to stun even those behind the move

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Reuters
Dec 13, 2024

Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister

Bayrou, 73, is expected to put forward his list of ministers in the coming days, but will likely face the same existential difficulties as Barnier in steering legislation through a hung parliament comprising three warring blocs.