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What's next for France's budget after Bayrou government collapses?

• Sep 9, 2025, 9:36 AM
1 min de lecture
The collapse of PM François Bayrou's government after losing a confidence vote in the French National Assembly on Monday is casting a long shadow over the country's public finances. The eurozone's second-largest economy's debt pile currently accounts for over 114 percent of its GDP and the lack of a consensus on how to restore public finances will increase that number further. Also in this edition: Norway's Labour Party wins a general election focused on a wealth tax debate.