Every few months, French president Emmanuel Macron appoints a new government, without his prime ministers ever winning a real base of support. The fundamental problem is the president himself and a dogmatic austerity agenda, which most French people reject.

In France, a new social movement born in mid-summer threatened to “block everything” starting this Wednesday, September 10, in protest of government-imposed austerity measures. To everyone’s surprise, Prime Minister François Bayrou then called for a vote of confidence in his own government on Monday, September 8, despite being almost certain to fail.

Ultimately, Bayrou lost the confidence vote, with 364 MPs voting against and 194 in favor. This means that yet another prime minister has been forced to resign — a development that could

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