French government collapses after confidence vote; Macron to appoint new PM
PARIS: France’s government has collapsed after lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister François Bayrou in a confidence vote Monday, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to hunt for yet another replacement as his presidency descends further into paralysis. Bayrou’s minority government was toppled in a 364–194 vote after he gambled on pushing through unpopular austerity plans to slash … Read more