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For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a government was defeated in a vote of confidence. On Monday September 8, 364 deputies voted "against" and 194 "for" (15 abstentions) in the vote held at the National Assembly. Prime Minister François Bayrou will hand in his resignation tomorrow, Tuesday September 9.
President Emmanuel Macron will then appoint a successor to François Bayrou to form a new government. The next occupant of Matignon will be the fourth prime minister in office since the start of Emmanuel Macron's second term in 2022 (Elisabeth Borne, Gabriel Attal, Michel Barnier and François Bayrou). As for the Ministry of Overseas France, it will be headed by the eighth minister since 2022.
Indeed, after the furtive appointments of Yaël Braun-Pivet (May 20 to June 25, 2022), Elisabeth Borne (June 25 to July 4, 2022), Jean-François Carenco (July 4, 2022 to July 20, 2023), Philippe Vigier (July 20, 2023 to January 11, 2024) and Marie Guévenoux (February 8, 2024 to July 16, 2024) held the post as Minister Delegate under Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Then came François-Noël Buffet (September 21, 2024 to December 13, 2024) before Manuel Valls took over on December 23, 2024.
The MP for Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, Frantz Gumbs, followed the position of his group, Les Démocrates, during the vote, and voted "for" confidence in François Bayrou's government. The MP is expected to comment before the end of the day on the reason for his choice and the consequences of the fall of the Bayrou government.
In a statement issued by the Elysée Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had "taken note" of the deputies' vote. The President of the Republic will receive the Prime Minister tomorrow morning to accept the resignation of his government.
For his part, François Bayrou declared: " I wanted this litmus test as head of government, with the consent of the President of the Republic. Some of you, the most numerous, probably the most sensible, thought that it was unreasonable, that it was too great a risk. But I think exactly the opposite.
