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Macron scrambles to find new French PM as Bayrou set to resign

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (centre) speaks with French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) Bruno Millienne (right) after the result of a confidence vote over the government's austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris on September 8, 2025. [ AFP]

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was on Tuesday to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after parliament ousted the government, with the French leader rushing to find a successor and stave off a new political crisis.

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