Saturday, June 13, 2026
27.4 C
New York

France on brink of economic and political crisis as PM looks set to lose confidence vote

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is scrambling to save his government and his job ahead of a vote of confidence on Monday.

Mr Bayrou, has proposed a drastic budget, making around £40bn in savings, including cutting two of the country’s annual public holidays.

This has been met by considerable opposition from the French public, even though Mr Bayrou and economists in Europe have warned that the EU’s second-largest economy faces a Greek-style debt crisis if it doesn’t act urgently.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/france-on-brink-of-economic-and-political-crisis-as-pm-looks-set-to-lose-confidence-vote-13426347

#france #françoisbayrou #emmanuelmacron

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

source

Hot this week

Pakistan’s finance minister presents country’s next budget

Pakistan's finance minister has presented the new budget...

GEOD up +26.79%, BTC +0.32%, Official Trump is The Coin of The Day – Daily Market Update for Jun 13, 2026 | CoinCodex

Key highlights:The total cryptocurrency market cap increased from...

Here’s where traders are buying the dip

SpaceX launches their IPO at the Nasdaq in...

House Republicans rally around regional Fed banks

Key insight: House Republicans and Democrats at a...

Powell Issues Warning About Inflation: ‘We Expect To See More’ Consumer Price Increases From Tariffs

During a press conference on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair...

Latest Post

Here’s where traders are buying the dip

SpaceX launches their IPO at the Nasdaq in...

New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2025

Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish,...

Pakistan’s finance minister presents country’s next budget

Pakistan's finance minister has presented the new budget...

House Republicans rally around regional Fed banks

Key insight: House Republicans and Democrats at a...
Demo

Related Articles

Popular Categories

Demo