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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Taz Ali and Jane Dalton

France plunged into chaos as prime minister loses confidence vote

The French parliament has voted to bring down the government over its plans to tame a ballooning national debt, plunging Europe’s second-largest economy into crisis after the prime minister was ousted.

President Emmanuel Macron will be forced to search for a fifth prime minister in less than two years following an overwhelming 364-194 result against Francois Bayrou in a vote of confidence.

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