Shorouk Express A first in France: on 8 September, Prime Minister François Bayrou (MoDem, centrist) lost the confidence vote that he himself had requested in the National Assembly by 364 votes to 194. Weakened by scandals and his proposed budget for 2026 – which some critics deemed overly austere and unfair – Bayrou resigned the…
Shorouk Express Contrairement au vote d’une motion de censure, pour lequel il faut une majorité absolue des députés siégeant à l’Assemblée afin de faire chuter l’équipe en place, il suffit ici qu’une majorité des députés présents votent contre le gouvernement pour le renverser. Autant dire qu’un tel vote se tient généralement devant une enceinte acquise,…
Shorouk Express Bayrou is undaunted by his current poor showing in the polls. As he sees it, the pieces will only start to click in the winter of late 2026. “The criterion,” he believes, “is that in their kitchen, around family meals, at the earliest at Christmas, in February or in March, there are people…
Shorouk Express The 74-year-old longtime centrist has so far failed to convince the opposition to swallow the bitter medicine he is proposing, a remedy that could assuage French creditors, financial institutions and ratings agencies concerned by the country’s unsustainable levels of public spending. Bayrou appeared to use the interview to try to reframe the public…
Shorouk Express PARIS ― French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said her party would vote to collapse François Bayrou’s government if the prime minister did not revise his drastic budget reduction plan that includes getting rid of two major public holidays. “This government prefers to attack the French people, workers and pensioners, rather than hunt waste,”…
Shorouk Express Bayrou conceded that the budget was “imperfect” shortly before the vote. However, he stressed that it was necessary to get something passed to bring stability to France, which has relied on a stopgap spending measure after failing to pass a budget last year. Bayrou added that it was crucial for France to get…
Shorouk Express PARIS — Six semaines après l’adoption d’une motion de censure contre le projet de loi de finances du gouvernement Barnier, la rédaction de POLITICO se mobilise à nouveau pour vous décrypter en direct la déclaration de politique générale de François Bayrou à l’Assemblée nationale ce 14 janvier 2025. Quelles annonces, quelles nouvelles orientations…
[ad_1] Bayrou, a 73-year-old stalwart of French centrism and considered one of President Emmanuel Macron’s earliest supporters, strong-armed Macron into appointing him final week. With this, France’s fourth authorities in a 12 months, he has promised to reconcile a divided nation. However his first few days in workplace had been marked by controversy and useless…
