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French PM's Job On Line With Call For Confidence Vote

Bayrou does not have a majority in parliament's lower house, the National Assembly (Credit: AFP)

France's embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday his government would request a vote of confidence on September 8, seeking parliamentary backing for his battle against soaring public debt.

The move is high-risk for both Bayrou, whose minority government could be toppled, and President Emmanuel Macron, now on his sixth prime minister since taking office in 2017.

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