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François Bayrou suffered a crushing defeat in Monday's confidence vote with 364 MPs voting against him and only 194 supporting him, along with 35 abstentions, after he called the vote to end a budget standoff.</span

Le Figaro

Le Monde.fr

François Bayrou suffered a crushing defeat in Monday's confidence vote with 364 MPs voting against him and only 194 supporting him, along with 35 abstentions, after he called the vote to end a budget standoff.

Lecornu, 39, had been serving as defense minister since Macron's re-election in 2022 and has been part of every government since 2017, previously belonging to the conservative Les Républicains party.</span

Government of France

Lecornu, 39, had been serving as defense minister since Macron's re-election in 2022 and has been part of every government since 2017, previously belonging to the conservative Les Républicains party.

Macron tasked Lecornu with consulting political parties represented in Parliament to adopt a budget for the nation and build agreements essential for upcoming decisions before proposing a new government.</span

Elysee.Fr

Macron tasked Lecornu with consulting political parties represented in Parliament to adopt a budget for the nation and build agreements essential for upcoming decisions before proposing a new government.

Lecornu becomes the seventh prime minister under Macron since his 2017 election and the fifth since 2022, with the official handover ceremony scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the prime minister's office.</span

Libération

Lecornu becomes the seventh prime minister under Macron since his 2017 election and the fifth since 2022, with the official handover ceremony scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the prime minister's office.

France faces social tensions with a "Block Everything" protest movement holding action on Wednesday and trade unions urging workers to strike on September 18, while borrowing costs surged higher than Italy's.</span

France faces social tensions with a "Block Everything" protest movement holding action on Wednesday and trade unions urging workers to strike on September 18, while borrowing costs surged higher than Italy's.

Macron Names Lecornu PM After Bayrou's Confidence Vote Loss

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