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French Far Right Rejects Compromise Deal to Save PM Bayrou's Government
Prime Minister François Bayrou seeks parliamentary approval to overcome budget deadlock amid economic uncertainty, facing slim chances of success and growing opposition from multiple factions.
- On August 27, 2025, French Prime Minister François Bayrou departed a weekly government session held at the presidential residence in Paris amid mounting political tensions.
- Facing months of deadlock over his government's cost-cutting budget, Bayrou has tied his political future to a confidence vote set for September 8.
- Both the extreme right and left factions declined to support a compromise agreement with Bayrou, while the left-backed Bloquons tout movement called for a nationwide strike on September 10.
- Bayrou admitted that hopes of securing parliamentary support were slim at present, but noted that a stable majority has been absent for quite some time.
- If Bayrou loses the vote, he may resign, risking prolonged political and financial instability in France as calls for new elections grow amid debt concerns.
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The head of government wants to create an electroshock on the issue of public finances, but his latest statements have stifled the oppositions, which he sought to overcome before the vote on 8 September.
The day after a 20-hour TJ in which he made no announcement, the Prime Minister will speak this Thursday, August 28 at the Medef meetings. A round table will then bring together the majority of party leaders.
French far right rejects compromise deal to save PM Bayrou's government
France's far-right National Rally party on Thursday said it would not be making a deal with embattled Prime Minister François Bayrou to prop up his government. Bayrou called for a confidence vote in his own government for September 8 despite strong signals that both the left and far right factions in parliament would vote him out.
Member of the majority, Prisca Thévenot warns about the economic cost of leaving the Prime Minister, which she estimates at 12 billion euros for France. Does this figure stand the way?
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