Golden Age of Gaia

Toward a World that Works for Everyone

/ Home / News / France Plunges Into Chaos as Another Prime Minister, François Bayrou, Loses Confidence Vote
post

France Plunges Into Chaos as Another Prime Minister, François Bayrou, Loses Confidence Vote

by

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

 

 

DEVELOPING: France Plunges Into Chaos as Another Prime Minister, François Bayrou, Loses Confidence Vote and Is Ousted by Parliament – Unpopular Macron Reportedly Will NOT Call Snap Election

Paul Serran, Gateway Pundit, Sep. 8, 2025

(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/france-plunges-chaos-as-another-prime-minister-francois/)

Macron’s failing minority government is a train wreck.

Once sold as a promise of hope and change, former Rothschild banker Emmanuel Macron is a shadow of the leader he thought he’d be.

The lame duck French president, distrusted by 80% of voters, will now have to find his seventh Prime Minister, after Édouard Philippe (2017–2020), Jean Castex (2020–2022), Élisabeth Borne (2022–2024), Gabriel Attal (2024), Michel Barnier (2024), and now François Bayrou (2024–present).

It will be his fourth PM in a year and a half and he will have to name a fifth one in less than two years.

This comes as French MPs voted today (8) to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou, deepening the political and economic crises and leaving the Republic without a functioning government.

CNN reported:

“A total of 364 MPs voted against Bayrou and 194 voted for him after he called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular €44 billion ($51 billion) savings plan that included scrapping two public holidays and freezing government spending.

Bayrou will now be forced to step down after just nine months in office, following in the footsteps of his predecessor Michel Barnier, who lost a no-confidence vote last December. Bayrou’s departure leaves French President Emmanuel Macron with few palatable options.

Investors have been rattled. Yields on French government bonds – or the interest rate demanded by investors – have risen above those of Spanish, Portuguese and Greek bonds, which were once at the heart of the eurozone debt crisis. A possible downgrade of France’s sovereign debt rating review Friday would deliver another blow to its economic standing in Europe.”

Under fire, Macron has ruled out resigning or even calling for snap elections.

“The political instability can be traced back to Macron’s own dramatic decision last year to call a snap election. Piqued by the remarkable results of the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections of May 2024, the French president forced a vote in which his party lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a splintered parliament.”

Background

France’s Failing Macron Hangs on to Power as Poll Shows That 80% of Voters Do Not Trust Him – Will Not Call Snap Elections if PM Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote in Parliament Next Week

Paul Serran, Gateway Pundit, Sep. 4, 2025

(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/frances-failing-macron-hangs-power-as-poll-shows/)

Macron will never give up power willingly.

Unpopular French President Emmanuel Macron hosts endless meetings and summits trying to insert himself in the Ukrainian war peace process and derail it – but he faces a dark prospect at home, both among the voters and in the Republic’s Parliament.

We have been reporting at The Gateway Pundit how France has fallen into yet another political crisis when Prime Minister Francois Bayrou called a September 8 confidence vote, trying to break a deadlock over his budget proposal.

Today, it arises that Macron will NOT call a snap election if Bayrou loses (as fully expected) the confidence motion next week.

Bloomberg reported:

“Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally has demanded Macron resign, which he has ruled out, or call fresh elections. That option, however, isn’t on the agenda for now, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity as deliberations take place behind closed doors.

If Bayrou were to fall, Macron would seek an accord among parties in France’s National Assembly to appoint a new prime minister, the people said. The ideal candidate would be able to hold together the centrist bloc while forging ties with the Socialists to pass legislation, they said.”

But how can Macron keep his minority government afloat remains to be seen, since his popularity has shrunk to historic low levels.

RT reported:

“French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest since he took office in 2017, with 80% of people saying they do not trust him, a new survey has shown.

Macron was backed by just 15% of respondents, according to the new poll conducted for Le Figaro Magazine and published on Wednesday. About eight in ten expressed a negative view of his leadership, while the rest gave no clear answer – leaving him with a weaker rating than during the Yellow Vest protests, a mass anti-government movement that erupted in 2018 over fuel taxes and economic inequality.”