French government ousted in parliament confidence vote

People celebrate after France's prime minister failed to win a confidence vote in parliament, outside the City Hall (Hotel de Ville) of Nantes, western France, on September 8, 2025. [AFP]

The French parliament ousted the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday after just nine months in office, with his administration losing the confidence vote he called by a large margin.

In a vote in the National Assembly, 364 deputies voted that they had no confidence in the government while just 194 gave it their confidence. "In line with article 50 of the constitution, the prime minister must submit the resignation of his government," said speaker Yael Braun-Pivet.