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What's behind France's current political crisis?

The 577 MPs sitting in the National Assembly will vote on the prime minister's budget on 8 September. REUTERS - Abdul Saboor

French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a confidence vote on Monday, which he is expected to lose, plunging the euro zone's second largest economy deeper into political crisis. Here's a quick rundown of how the country got here and what we might expect from the vote.

How did we get here?

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