President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's next prime minister

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Bayrou, a three-time presidential candidate who has long warned of French fiscal profligacy, inherits the same rowdy parliament that felled Barnier.
Hindustan Times
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Bayrou, head of the MoDem group that is allied to Macron’s party, was appointed nine days after Michel Barnier’s government was ousted by parliament in a historic no-confidence vote.
Gulf News
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Whoever is named will be the sixth prime minister of Macron’s mandate after the toppling of Barnier, who lasted only three months.
Guardian
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The priority for Bayrou, a close Macron ally, will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, with a nastier battle over the 2025 legislation looming early next year.
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