
- Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was ousted with 364 votes against and 194 in his favour.
Paris, Sep.8 (DPnet).– France's parliament brought down the government on Monday over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis that is weakening the euro zone's second-largest economy.
“In line with Article 50 of the constitution, the prime minister must submit the resignation of his government,” said speaker Yael Braun-Pivet after the vote.
Bayrou told the National Assembly: “The biggest risk was not to take one, to let things continue without anything changing… and have business as usual.”
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