French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was on Tuesday to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after parliament ousted the government, with the French leader rushing to find a successor in a deepening political crisis.

On Monday, Bayrou suffered a crushing loss in a confidence vote he had himself called, plunging France into fresh uncertainty and leaving Macron with the task of finding the seventh premier of his mandate.

The French president's office said in a statement that Macron "took note" of the outcome and would name a new premier "in the next days", ending any remaining speculation that the president could instead call snap elections.

Macron will meet Bayrou on Tuesday "to accept the resignation of his government", it added.

The formal submission of Bayrou's resigna

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