Politics. 2026 Budget: "Unimaginable to vote for confidence" according to Olivier Faure, a vote scheduled for September 8
The Prime Minister announced on Monday that he would bring the "government's responsibility" before the National Assembly on September 8, to decide the "central question" of "controlling our finances" and validate the principle of his budget savings plan.
April 15 , July 15 , August 25: The Prime Minister held his third press conference on Monday, for an hour, devoted to the 2026 budget.
With a surprise announcement: François Bayrou indicated that he would engage the "responsibility of the government" before the National Assembly on September 8, to decide the "central question" of "controlling our finances" and validate the principle of his budget savings plan.
The Prime Minister said he had asked President Emmanuel Macron, "who accepted," to "convene an extraordinary session of Parliament" to deliver a new general policy statement "followed by a vote" that could lead to the fall of his government.
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Bayrou convenes the National Assembly on September 8"There is a place for this clarification: Parliament, in an orderly debate followed by a vote. I will hold the government accountable for a general policy statement," announced François Bayrou. This vote "will confirm the scope of the effort" of nearly €44 billion to reduce France's public deficit, and only then will "the discussion" take place on "each of the measures in this emergency plan," the Prime Minister affirmed.
16:36
François Bayrou will request a vote of confidence, announces BFMTVBFMTV has announced that Prime Minister François Bayrou will request a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, as provided for in Article 49.1 of the Constitution: "This should take place on September 8." According to Le Parisien , the decision was made with Emmanuel Macron last night, on the proposal of François Bayrou.
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“The debt is each of us”"The government isn't the one consuming the debt. This colossal debt has been spent on current expenses and protecting our fellow citizens. Just think of Covid, retirees, consumers with reduced VAT, civil servants with reduced salaries, social security beneficiaries, businesses, that is, employees with reduced workloads," the Prime Minister listed, anticipating criticism from the French people about austerity due to debt.
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Bayrou highlights the problem of over-indebtedness, an "immediate danger""An immediate danger weighs upon us, which we must face today, without delay of any kind, otherwise the future will be closed to us. We are at risk of over-indebtedness. Over the last two decades, the debt has increased by 2 trillion euros, including 1 trillion between 2015 and 2025. For the past 20 years, every hour has increased the debt by an additional 12 million," thundered the Prime Minister.
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