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CLONE - Bayrou set to quit as France’s first PM removed by confidence vote

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaves after his general policy speech on the budget issue before a debate and a confidence vote during an extraordinary session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on 8 September 2025. REUTERS - Benoit Tessier

François Bayrou, the first prime minister in the history of modern France to be removed in a confidence vote rather than a motion of no confidence, is set to tender his resignation on Tuesday morning, according to a source cited by French news agency AFP

Bayrou, who has been in the job for just nine months, had blindsided even his allies by calling a confidence vote in his government to end a lengthy standoff over his austerity budget.

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