France is facing the possibility of having its fifth prime minister in less than two years, an economic crisis and the threat of further civil unrest if a parliamentary deadlock isn’t resolved in the coming days.
French MPs will debate a vote of no confidence in the country’s current prime minister, Francois Bayrou, on Monday afternoon.
If, as expected, he loses, it will deepen the country’s economic and political malaise and could even put the future of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency in doubt.
Mr Bayrou, a 74-year-old political veteran only in office since December, has proposed a drastic budget making around £40bn in savings, including cutting two of the country’s annual public holidays.
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