Bayrou’s fall and a divided parliament hardly offer the stability Macron needs
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZWHC)
The French president will have to choose a new prime minister after resistance to austerity budget unites left and far-right in opposition
As the French president, Emmanuel Macron, faces a crucial moment on the international stage this month, with the recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN assembly and diplomacy over Gaza and Ukraine, he has once again been shaken by a damaging political crisis at home.
The centrist prime minister, Francois Bayrou, was toppled on Monday night in a parliamentary confidence vote, leaving Macron scrambling to appoint his third prime minister in a year, and the fifth since his second term as president began in 2022.
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