Paris: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou failed to win a vote of confidence from parliament.
According to foreign media, this is the third time in France's democratic history that the government has been toppled by a vote of no confidence in parliament.
The French Prime Minister managed to get the votes of only 194 members of parliament out of 364.
According to media reports, Prime Minister Bayero himself tabled a resolution seeking a vote of confidence to resolve the financial crisis, but he failed to gain the confidence of parliament.
The failure to resolve the country's ongoing financial crisis, the abolition of public holidays, and the reduction of welfare spending led to a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Bayero, who came to power in December 2024.
Opposition leader Marine Le Pen called for new elections in the country after the government fell.
The political situation has plunged the European Union's second-largest economy into a political crisis and has also raised doubts about President Macron's political future.
French President Macron will now have to appoint a new prime minister or hold new elections to resolve the crisis so that the 2026 budget can be approved.
There have been four prime ministers in the past two years, and even a fifth prime minister may not be able to break the political deadlock.
Previous governments have had serious problems passing legislation due to the lack of a clear majority in the French parliament.
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