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France again at the most crucial crossroads – What the parties will vote in the French National Assembly

Shortly after 16:00, the crisis meeting begins as French Prime Minister François Bayrou takes a political gamble, seeking MPs' backing to pass a budget he calls crucial for the country's future

France: ‘I came, I saw, I was fired’ – How the newspapers comment on the fall of the Barnier government

Apart from Michel Barnier, the French newspapers also put Emmanuel Macron in the frame

“Sk…”: The Economist’s headline on the collapse of the Barnier government in France

The Economist cover comments on the situation in France after the collapse of the Barnier government, arguing that the country is "heading into the unknown"