French Government Faces Crisis as Bayrou Pushes Confidence Vote Over Budget

TL;DR
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a high-stakes confidence vote, risking the collapse of the government amid political tensions, while other news includes a court blocking a controversial insecticide and the French PM using YouTube to explain budget cuts.
- French government risks collapse after Bayrou calls high-stakes confidence vote politico.eu
- French prime minister calls risky confidence vote over budget cuts to tackle debt CNN
- French PM Bayrou to hold news conference ahead of possible September protests Reuters
- Cutting public holidays to boost growth? Don’t bank on it Financial Times
- France’s Bayrou Calls for Sept. 8 Confidence Vote Over Budget Bloomberg.com
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