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Bayrou Sets Sept. 8 Confidence Vote on €44 Billion Savings Plan as Opposition Lines Up No

Defeat would force Macron to choose between naming a new prime minister or calling snap elections.

Si le gouvernement de François Bayrou semble condamné, c'est désormais l'avenir d'Emmanuel Macron à l'Élysée qui fait l'objet de toutes les spéculations.
François Bayrou à l’université d’été de la CFDT, le 26 août, à Boissy-la-Rivière (Essonne), au lendemain de l’annonce du vote de confiance pour le 8 septembre.
Marine Le Pen, à l'assemblée nationale à Paris, le 28 juin 2025
Le Premier ministre François Bayrou et la secrétaire générale de la CFDT Marylise Léon à l'université d'été de la CFDT à Boissy-la-Rivière, en Essonne, le 26 août 2025

Overview

  • Macron convened a Council of Ministers as Bayrou launches a push that includes a TF1 interview tonight and meetings with party leaders at Matignon starting Monday.
  • La France insoumise, the Socialists, the Greens and the RN say they will vote against confidence, Horizons pledges support, and divisions persist within Les Républicains.
  • An Elabe poll finds 72% of respondents do not want Bayrou confirmed, and many say the government's fall would not worsen the economic situation.
  • Bayrou defends €43–44 billion in 2026 savings and touts a possible contribution from high earners, but his outreach to the CFDT met resistance and unions plan a Sept. 10 action.
  • Macron publicly backs Bayrou, while scenarios under discussion include Bayrou’s resignation, the appointment of a new premier or a dissolution, with Gabriel Attal arguing against new elections.