"Macron speech."

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18 December 2025

XINHUA News Agency, the official state agency of China, is attentive to the remarks of France's President Macron at his arrival at the meeting of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#12733920

9 September 2025

Laurent Wauquiez, President of the Droite Republicaine parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Laurent Wauquiez, President of the Droite Republicaine parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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#12733922

9 September 2025

Laurent Wauquiez, President of the Droite Republicaine parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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#12733923

9 September 2025

Cyrielle Chatelain, President of the Ecologiste et Social parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Cyrielle Chatelain, President of the Ecologiste et Social parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Cyrielle Chatelain, President of the Ecologiste et Social parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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#12733926

9 September 2025

Boris Vallaud, President of the Socialistes et Apparentes parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Boris Vallaud, President of the Socialistes et Apparentes parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Boris Vallaud, President of the Socialistes et Apparentes parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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#12733929

9 September 2025

Marc Fesneau, President of the Les Democrates parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Marc Fesneau, President of the Les Democrates parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Paul Christophe, President of the Horizons & Independants parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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9 September 2025

Paul Christophe, President of the Horizons & Independants parliamentary group, delivers a speech following Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session at the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote on the government's austerity budget on September 8, 2025, in Paris, France. Lawmakers are expected to oust Bayrou after only nine months in office, plunging the country into political uncertainty and posing a challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou surprised even his allies by calling the confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which includes nearly 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in cost savings to reduce France's debt.

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#12733625

9 September 2025

A man speaks into a microphone during the goodbye party. In Toulouse, France, on September 8, 2025, as elsewhere in France, people gather for a 'goodbye party Bayrou'. Approximately 150 to 200 people participate in Toulouse for this goodbye party. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announces a few weeks ago that he will try a confidence vote at the National Assembly due to the opposition to his projected budget for FY2026. On September 8, Francois Bayrou loses the confidence vote at the National Assembly, with 194 for and 364 against. Thus, he and his government must submit their resignations to French President Emmanuel Macron.

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9 September 2025

A man speaks into a microphone during the 'goodbye party Bayrou' in front of the Capitole in Toulouse, France, on September 8, 2025. In Toulouse, as elsewhere in France, people gather for a 'goodbye party Bayrou'. Approximately 150 to 200 people participate in Toulouse for this goodbye party. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announces a few weeks ago that he will try a confidence vote at the National Assembly due to the opposition to his projected budget for FY2026. On September 8, Francois Bayrou loses the confidence vote at the National Assembly, with 194 votes for and 364 against. Thus, he and his government must submit their resignations to French President Emmanuel Macron.

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