French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers a speech as members of the French government listen to during a press conference about his 2026 budget in Paris, France, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
PARIS (Reuters) -France's minority government looked increasingly likely to be ousted next month after three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote which Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced for September 8 over his plans for sweeping budget cuts.
The far-right National Rally, the Greens and later the Socialists, on whose vote Bayrou's fate largely lies, said they did not see how they could back him.
