{"id":410042,"date":"2025-09-09T09:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/410042\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:08:10","slug":"demonstrators-celebrate-across-france-after-bayrou-government-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/410042\/","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrators celebrate across France after Bayrou government falls"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISTANBUL <\/strong><\/p>\n

Demonstrators took to the streets across France on Monday evening to celebrate the fall of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou\u2019s government, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen declared that only new elections could end the political stalemate.<\/p>\n

Rallies erupted in several cities, including Paris, Nantes, Lyon, Rennes, Bordeaux, Nice and Pau, with protesters waving signs reading \u201cBye bye Bayrou\u201d and preparing for a larger \u201cBlock Everything\u201d mobilization planned for Sept. 10.<\/p>\n

In Nantes, around 300 people turned out, according to the prefecture, while in Paris\u2019 20th arrondissement, at least 200 gathered at Place Gambetta, the French news broadcaster BFM TV reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great victory tonight,\u201d said Amina Elrhardour, 60, who joined the Paris rally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next government should think about the poor and retirees. Everything is expensive, everything is increasing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Bordeaux, young demonstrators applauded to the sound of a brass band, while in Rennes, students gathered around music and confetti before moving into the city center.<\/p>\n

Bayrou\u2019s government collapsed after failing to secure a confidence vote, winning only 194 votes against 364 opposed, ending a 269-day tenure at Matignon.<\/p>\n

He is expected to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron around midday Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Elysee said Macron had \u201ctaken note\u201d of the defeat and would appoint a new prime minister \u201cin the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018General collapse\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier Monday, Le Pen denounced what she described as a \u201cgeneral collapse\u201d for which both left- and right-wing leaders were responsible.<\/p>\n

She called Bayrou\u2019s fall \u201cthe end of the agony of a phantom government\u201d and described the parliamentary showdown as a \u201cmoment of truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dissolution, she argued, is \u201cnot an option but an obligation. Without dissolution, Emmanuel Macron is blocking the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the far-left side, France Unbowed leader Jean-Luc Melenchon also raised the stakes, urging Macron to resign outright.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Le Parisien, he said France was in \u201can ultra-clear-out moment\u201d and demanded an early presidential election.<\/p>\n

\u201cMacron must go. By staying after losing elections three times, he will provoke an even more explosive situation than today,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure argued that \u201cit is time to coexist,\u201d stressing that any new government must represent a genuine break with the policies of the past eight years.<\/p>\n

He underlined that the Socialists, with their 66 lawmakers, hold a pivotal role in the assembly but said Macron has yet to reach out to him directly.<\/p>\n

Call for appointment of \u2018negotiator\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who heads the centrist EPR group, called for the appointment of a \u201cnegotiator\u201d drawn from outside active politics, possibly from unions or civil society, to build consensus on a budget.<\/p>\n

Attal warned that \u201ceverything has been done backwards since the dissolution\u201d and set a deadline of early October for a workable plan, emphasizing that \u201cour country must have a budget by the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet, a close ally of Macron, declared she was \u201cobviously\u201d ready to step down from her current role to serve at Matignon if the president chose her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am available to work in the interests of my country, wherever necessary,\u201d she told RTL radio, insisting that there is still time to draft and debate the 2026 budget if lawmakers commit to compromise.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the far right pressed its own demands.<\/p>\n

National Rally leader Jordan Bardella dismissed the idea of patching together a new centrist Cabinet, insisting that the only way out of the impasse is through fresh elections or Macron\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

He warned that his party would vote to censure any incoming prime minister who continues Macron\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n

Also, the National Rally will not vote for the LFI impeachment motion, which “has no chance of success,” he said.<\/p>\n


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