France is reeling from a budget deficit and mounting debt crisis. In such a situation, opposition parties have tabled an impeachment motion against President Emmanuel Macron.
In addition, Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government is also facing a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. Anadolu Agency reported this information on Sunday (September 7).
According to the agency, political instability in France has deepened further. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the far-left party France Unbowed (LFI), said on Saturday that opposition parties had submitted an impeachment proposal against President Emmanuel Macron in parliament.
At a press conference in the city of Lille, Mélenchon added, “He (Macron) should step down now.”
Speaking about the Gaza situation, he said that if his party were in power, the French navy would take responsibility for delivering humanitarian aid ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla to the Gaza coast.
Mélenchon further claimed that Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government would not survive Monday’s no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. He described this possibility as a “victory for the people.”
Meanwhile, political tensions in France have reached a peak ahead of Monday’s vote of no confidence in parliament.
Last July, Bayrou unveiled the framework for the 2026 budget, which included a plan to save nearly 44 billion euros (51 billion dollars) as part of efforts to reduce France’s massive debt. The country’s debt has now exceeded 113 percent of GDP.
France also has one of the highest budget deficits in the European Union, currently at 5.8 percent. Warning that the country is now on the brink of “excessive debt,” Bayrou urged lawmakers to choose the path of “responsibility over chaos.”
However, the left-wing LFI, right-wing National Rally (RN), and the Socialists have all announced they will vote against the government.
Notably, disputes over the budget have long been a source of political instability in France. Last year, after negotiations over the 2025 budget collapsed, left- and right-wing forces united to pass a no-confidence motion, leading to the fall of Michel Barnier’s government in December.
