French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will seek a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France's public finances. If he loses the confidence vote, ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has called a confidence vote for Sept. 8 as he seeks to pass a contentious budget containing around 44 billion euros in cuts. Officials from France's main ...

François Bayrou will continue to handle day-to-day affairs until a successor is appointed. This person will be the fifth head of government since the start of Emmanuel Macron's second five-year term ...

PARIS (AP) — Political uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned that he would use special executive powers this week to get his budget approved without a vote ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference. Bayrou is to call a vote of confidence as lawmakers ...

President of the French Modem centrist party, Francois Bayrou arrives to attend a national ceremony for Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, on March 28, 2018 at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris.

President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as France's new prime minister on Friday as he sought to steer the country out of political chaos following a no-confidence vote that ...