French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou plans to scrap two public holidays and freeze welfare as well as get rid of 3,000 public sector worker posts by 2026.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou attends a news conference to present a major public finance recovery plan for 2026, in Paris, France, on July 15, 2025. Abdul Saboor/Reuters
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French conservative politician Marine Le Pen has vowed to bring down the government unless Prime Minister François Bayrou rows back massive budget cuts.
On July 15, Bayrou announced drastic measures to the Senate to reduce the public deficit by 43.8 billion euros ($47.6 billion) in 2026.
Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.
