{"id":2369,"date":"2025-09-09T07:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2025-09-09T07:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:27:13","slug":"frances-bayrou-loses-confidence-vote-over-proposed-austerity-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=2369","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote Over Proposed Austerity Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the looming collapse of the <strong>French<\/strong> government, a terrorist attack in <strong>Jerusalem<\/strong>, and <strong>Japanese<\/strong> Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba\u2019s surprise resignation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<form data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. 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Bayrou is France\u2019s fourth prime minister in less than two years and the second to be deposed in a no-confidence vote since 1962.<\/p>\n<p>Bayrou called for the vote over pressure to address <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/06\/13\/macron-france-parliament-election-democracy-far-right-le-pen\/\">Paris\u2019s burgeoning debt crisis<\/a>. \u201cYou have the power to bring down the government, but you do not have the power to erase reality,\u201d Bayrou warned lawmakers ahead of the vote on Monday. \u201cReality will remain relentless: Expenses will continue to rise, and the burden of debt, already unbearable, will grow heavier and more costly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, France\u2019s budget deficit reached 5.8 percent of GDP\u2014nearly double the European Union\u2019s 3 percent limit\u2014and public debt hit an astounding 113.9 percent of GDP. Bayrou has proposed a series of controversial austerity measures, including cutting around 44 billion euros (about $51 billion) from next year\u2019s budget, to address this.<\/p>\n<p>But opposition lawmakers on the right and left (holding 330 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/france-no-confidence-vote-instability-uncertainty-rcna229799\">rallied together<\/a> to undermine Bayrou\u2019s government. \u201cToday is a day of relief for millions of French people, of relief over your departure,\u201d Mathilde Panot of the hard-left France Unbowed party said, with far-right leader Marine Le Pen adding: \u201cThis moment marks the end of the agony of a phantom government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bayrou will submit his resignation on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron decides what to do next. Macron has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/8\/french-no-confidence-vote-whats-next-if-the-government-collapses\">three options<\/a>: appoint another prime minister and hope that the fifth time\u2019s the charm; call for snap parliamentary elections, which he has repeatedly ruled out; or <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/08\/is-it-time-for-emmanuel-macron-to-resign\/\">stand down himself<\/a>, despite vowing to stay in power until the end of his term in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Polling from Ifop, Elabe, and Toluna Harris Interactive indicates that between 56 and 69 percent of French people want snap parliamentary elections. In comparison, a Verian Group opinion poll this month showed that just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veriangroup.com\/fr\/news-and-insights\/barom%C3%A8tre-politique-verian-pour-le-figaro-magazine-septembre-2025\">15 percent<\/a> of voters have confidence in Macron, down 6 percentage points since July.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s last snap elections resulted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/07\/01\/france-far-right-economy-election-first-round\/\">hung parliament<\/a>, with the far-right National Rally <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/06\/14\/macron-meloni-france-eu-parliament-election-far-right-populism\/\">winning the most votes<\/a>, the country\u2019s left-wing alliance securing the most seats overall, and Macron\u2019s centrist coalition losing influence. \u201cOur country has an urgent need for lucidity; it has the most urgent need for unity,\u201d Bayrou said on Monday. \u201cBut it is division that threatens to prevail, that threatens its image and reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the failures of a conservative and a centrist prime minister, some analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/french-pm-bayrou-will-be-voted-out-monday-opposition-says-2025-09-08\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=090825&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">expect<\/a> Macron to choose a candidate from the center-left Socialists rather than call for snap elections or step down himself. Still, opposition parties could remain unenthused with whomever he chooses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/12\/05\/france-macron-barnier-south-korea-martial-law-yoon\/\">paralysis<\/a> akin to the instability of 1958, when Paris\u2019s Fifth Republic was established, is likely. Large anti-government demonstrations are expected across France on Wednesday, and mainstream labor unions plan to protest proposed budget cuts on Sept. 18.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>The World This Week<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Sept. 9:<\/strong> The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins.<\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.<\/p>\n<p>Polish President Karol Nawrocki visits Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. concludes a three-day trip to Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Sept. 10:<\/strong> Portuguese Prime Minister Lu\u00eds Montenegro concludes a three-day trip to China.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog begins a two-day trip to London.<\/p>\n<p>Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosts Moldovan President Maia Sandu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Sept. 11:<\/strong> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam in the Indian city of Varanasi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Sept. 12:<\/strong> A verdict in the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Sept. 14:<\/strong> Russia holds regional elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Sept. 15:<\/strong> Syria holds parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>What We\u2019re Following<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jerusalem shooting. <\/strong>Two shooters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/08\/middleeast\/jerusalem-attack-dozen-injured-intl\">opened fire<\/a> at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 20 others. According to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, the two gunmen were from the occupied West Bank and were killed on-site by an Israeli soldier and a civilian.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/palestinian-gunmen-kill-six-jerusalem-bus-stop-shooting-2025-09-08\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=090825&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">praised<\/a> the shooting, though neither group claimed responsibility, while the Israeli government called the incident a \u201cterrorist attack.\u201d Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also condemned \u201cany targeting of Palestinian and Israeli civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West Bank extremists have carried out several stabbing and shooting attacks on Israeli civilians since the war in Gaza broke out, and violent <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/08\/14\/smotrich-israel-settlements-west-bank-e1-palestine-statehood\/\">Israeli settler attacks<\/a> on Palestinians have escalated. In November 2023, three Israelis were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cr70ny0l7vgo\">killed<\/a> in a Jerusalem bus stop shooting, and in October 2024, seven people were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/six-people-killed-nine-wounded-in-shooting-stabbing-terror-attack-in-jaffa\/\">killed<\/a> in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Monday\u2019s shooting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, \u201cWe are now in pursuit, encircling the villages the murderers came from.\u201d Israeli troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/08\/world\/middleeast\/jerusalem-shooting-israel.html\">deployed<\/a> on Monday to several areas on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, where the assailants reportedly came from.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacing Ishiba. <\/strong>After less than a year in power, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/08\/world\/asia\/japan-prime-minister-shigeru-ishiba-resigns.html\">announced<\/a> on Sunday his intention to leave office. His surprise resignation propels Japan into another political reckoning, forcing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to hold an emergency leadership session on Monday to prepare bids for Ishiba\u2019s successor. The LDP-led coalition, which recently <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/07\/21\/japan-upper-house-election-ishiba-ldp-loss-us-tariffs\/\">lost its majority<\/a> in both houses of parliament, plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/news\/japan-pm-resign-shigeru-ishiba-b2822391.html\">hold its vote<\/a> on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Several lawmakers are expected to push for Ishiba\u2019s seat, including former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. \u201cThe LDP is facing its worst crisis since its founding,\u201d Motegi said on Monday upon announcing his bid intentions. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, LDP veteran Sanae Takaichi, and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/japan-pm-hopefuls-prepare-leadership-bids-markets-recoil-2025-09-08\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=090825&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">planning to run<\/a> for the premiership.<\/p>\n<p>The LDP has ruled modern Japan for all but five of the past 70 years. However, rising xenophobia, an ongoing rice shortage, and a finance scandal have <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/10\/30\/japan-election-surprise-liberal-democratic-party-ishiba-komeito-uncertainty\/\">damaged<\/a> the ruling party\u2019s reputation and injected uncertainty into Japanese politics. Instead, young people are increasingly turning to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/07\/28\/japan-election-ishiba-sanseito-ldp\/\">far-right movements<\/a>; two newer conservative parties were the biggest winners in Japan\u2019s recent upper house election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Polarized votes. <\/strong>The party of Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/argentina-election-javier-milei-cristina-fernandez-peronism-fecba6d106eb2c0f2440e9fca298e470?user_email=6b04284e4d00370f16d3dac0a626e01bf24d86e4d6995646867da6aa680488d0&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_8%20Sept_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers\">sweeping defeat<\/a> in Buenos Aires\u2019s provincial election on Sunday. Milei\u2019s La Libertad Avanza party secured just 34 percent of the vote compared with the left-leaning Peronist opposition\u2019s 47 percent, signaling a likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/argentina-markets-keep-sliding-after-mileis-drubbing-buenos-aires-vote-2025-09-08\/\">turbulent future<\/a> for Milei\u2019s libertarian government, which faces midterm elections late next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe suffered a setback, and we must accept it responsibly,\u201d Milei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/8\/argentinas-milei-suffers-crushing-setback-in-buenos-aires-election\">told<\/a> his supporters on Sunday. \u201cIf we\u2019ve made political mistakes, we\u2019re going to internalize them, we\u2019re going to process them, we\u2019re going to modify our actions.\u201d At the same time, though, Milei vowed not to backtrack on his <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/03\/05\/argentina-milei-economy-peso-devaluation-austerity-hunger\/\">economic overhaul<\/a>, including austerity measures that have caused high unemployment, fiscal slowdowns, and surging poverty rates.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Norway held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/norwegians-vote-with-labour-party-narrowly-favoured-win-re-election-2025-09-08\/\">parliamentary elections<\/a> on Monday that could spell trouble for the country\u2019s minority Labour-led government. Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/sep\/08\/norway-heads-to-the-polls-in-highly-polarised-maga-fication-election\">initial polling<\/a> shows the center left securing a narrow victory, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store is keeping a close eye on the rise of far-right populism in the country, as issues concerning cost of living, wealth taxes, U.S. President Donald Trump, and investment in Israel have dominated debate.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Odds and Ends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Czech police put pedal to the metal this weekend to finally catch a long-illusive speedster. The unidentified driver of a Formula 1-style red racing car has eluded local authorities since 2019. But on Sunday, police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/08\/europe\/phantom-racing-car-driver-arrested-scli-intl\">managed to track<\/a> the vehicle from a gas station outside Prague to the driver\u2019s home in the village of Buk, where he was taken in for questioning. Formula 1 cars are not allowed on Czech roads, as they have sharp edges and do not have lights, turning signals, license plates, or other vital safety features.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/08\/france-francois-bayrou-confidence-vote-budget-debt-macron-snap-elections\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the looming collapse of the French government, a terrorist attack in Jerusalem, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba\u2019s surprise resignation. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. 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