National Assembly Topples Bayrou After Just 9 Months, France Faces Political Uncertainty.

After just nine months in office, French Prime Minister François Bayrou is out, as he has been toppled in a confidence vote by lawmakers.

The National Assembly voted three hundred and sixty-four to one hundred and ninety-four to oust the seventy-four-year-old centrist, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron and plunging France into yet another political crisis.

Bayrou had gambled on winning support for his tough budget plans, calling the vote himself in a high-stakes bid to push through deep public spending cuts. However, with no clear successor emerging, France faces the real risk of prolonged legislative deadlock.