France on brink of economic and political crisis as PM looks set to lose confidence vote | World News

France is on the brink of a parliamentary deadlock that could lead to its fifth prime minister in two years, as MPs prepare to vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who has proposed controversial budget cuts to avert a debt crisis. Opposition is mounting from both the Socialist Party and the far-right National Rally, complicating President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership amid rising civil unrest.