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.
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