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Georges Pompidou Charles de Gaulle Technocratic Government Tenure Records Government Tenure General de Gaulle Government Collapse Former Prime Ministers Constitutional Changes Censure Events Prime Minister Tenure Michel Barnier Macron's Presidency Instability Prime Ministers Key Political Figures Political Crises Vote of No Confidence Alexis Kohler Charles De Gaulle Vote of Confidence History Historical Events Vote of Confidence Government Resignation Government Downfall Governmental Changes François Hollande Resignation Events Short Tenures Cabinet Formation François Mitterrand Dissolution Events Historical Prime Ministers Lionel Jospin's Legacy Gabriel Attal

Bayrou Opens Last-Ditch Talks as Sept. 8 Confidence Vote Threatens His Government

Opposition parties pledge to defeat his €44 billion savings plan, making a loss broadly expected.