President Emmanuel Macron faces a difficult task ahead after his second Prime Minister was ousted in a matter of months.

Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.

France’s prime minister has quit after losing a confidence vote that toppled his government, plunging the country into a new political crisis.

President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, rejecting calls for elections or his resignation.

The root of the latest expected government collapse was Macron's stunning decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June 2024.

STORY: France's government could collapse next week, heralding a new political crisis.That's after Prime Minister François Bayrou called for a vote of confidence in parliament. “So the Prime Minister called a confidence vote really as a gamble.

The French prime minister has proposed drastic spending cuts and tax increases to shore up the country’s accounts, but his plan could backfire.

France's 10-year government borrowing costs are now at the same levels as Italy's, the latest sign that political paralysis in Paris is stoking concern about its ability to get its public finances under control.

A British judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of an asylum-seeker back to France. The decision delays the first deportation under a new agreement between London and Paris.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said attempts to block removals "are intolerable" and threaten the government's plans.