French President Emmanuel Macron faces mounting political pressure as opposition parties, prepare moves that could topple Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government and even challenge Macron’s leadership.
Opposition parties have pledged to bring down Bayrou’s government in a 8 September confidence vote, following his attempt to push through unpopular 2026 budget plans.
Bayrou began talks with opposition groups to try to prevent the collapse, but the far-right National Rally said efforts to save the government are likely to fail.
If Bayrou loses the vote, President Emmanuel Macron could appoint a new prime minister, keep Bayrou in a caretaker role, or call snap parliamentary elections.
Member of parliament Mathilde Panot said, despite the left-wing coalition winning the 2024 parliamentary elections, Macron declined to appoint a left-wing Prime Minister, marking a first in the history of the Fifth Republic.
"On 8 September, we will force Gabriel Attal to step down. On 9 September, we will propose the removal of the president of the Republic," Panot wrote on X.
National Rally president Jordan Bardella said the party is ready for any scenario, including early elections, and has already selected 85% of its candidates.
Bayrou met with parties including the Communist Party, while the Socialist Party confirmed it will vote against him. Together, opposition parties hold enough seats to potentially bring down the government.
The uncertainty has rattled markets, with French stocks and bonds dropping sharply last week before recovering slightly. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said France remains stable but warned that a government collapse in the eurozone would be concerning.
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Switzerland said on Wednesday (25 February) it would make a one-off payment of 50,000 Swiss francs ($56,000) to each severely injured survivor and to the bereaved families of those killed in the New Year bar fire at the ski resort of Crans-Montana.
The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) on Tuesday (25 February) accused the United Kingdom and France of actively working to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons. The allegations were swiftly rejected by both London and Paris.
The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, has been banned from meeting members of the French government after not showing up at the Foreign Affairs ministry, where he had been summoned over comments on the killing of a French far-right activist last week, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
Europe's five largest defence powers are teaming up on a multi-million-euro project to bring low-cost air-defence systems such as autonomous drones or missiles into production within 12 months, ministers meeting in Krakow, Poland, said on Friday (20 February).
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Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday (27 February), a spokesperson for the local fire service said.
The United States is expected to deploy six additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel as Washington continues to strengthen its military presence in the Middle East while nuclear negotiations with Iran remain under way.
Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents fearing further violence.
A senior Iranian official has warned Israel to “prepare for what is coming”, insisting that Tehran’s response to the latest escalation in the Middle East will be made openly and without limits.
Cuba has released extensive details of a deadly midweek shootout at sea, showing rifles, pistols and nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition that it says were carried by a group of exiles who attempted to enter the island by speedboat.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday (27 February) they were ready to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in several Afghan cities, including Kabul and Kandahar, and Islamabad declared the neighbours were now in "open war".
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday (27 February), a spokesperson for the local fire service said.
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