Government, dissolution, article 16: after the fall of Bayrou, what will Macron do?
Published on September 8, 2025
On August 25, François Bayrou surprised everyone—even his own ministers—by announcing a vote of confidence for Monday, September 8. But it was ultimately the Prime Minister who was caught off guard by the immediate announcement by all the opposition parties of their intention not to grant it. For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a government fell during a vote of confidence: 364 deputies voted against, 194 for. And now?
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