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Political reactions from across the spectrum quickly followed the announcement that French Prime Minister Fran莽ois Bayrou had been toppled in a vote of no confidence.

The prime minister will announce his resignation to President Emmanuel Macon tomorrow (September 9) after losing a vote of confidence in himself and his government. 

Easily outmatched, 364 MPs voted against the government, with 194 MPs backing the prime minister.

Before the results of the votes were announced, Mr Bayrou said he had spent 鈥渘ine months of profound happiness because we managed to form a team in which there were many heavyweights, a lot of solidarity, a lot of friendship, and which didn't have a single bit of tension, and that's not so easy.鈥� 

Left call it a 鈥榲ictory for the people鈥�

One of the quickest to react to the news was La France Insoumise (far-left) party stalwart Jean-Luc M茅lenchon. 

鈥淏ayrou has fallen. Victory and relief for the people. Macron is now on the front line facing the people. He too must go,鈥� he posted on social media site X immediately after the result. 

Leader of LFI in the Assembl茅e nationale Mathilde Panot said 鈥淢r Bayrou was looking for a moment of truth. I believe that it is here.鈥� 

The party will begin drawing up plans to move forward an impeachment against the president 鈥渇rom tomorrow,鈥� she added. 

鈥淭he fall of Fran莽ois Bayrou and his austerity-loving friends is a breath of fresh air for the 麻豆传媒映画,鈥� said leader of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel. 

鈥淚t is a victory for all those who refuse to see public services and public holidays undermined.

鈥淣ow let's build the future. Let's mobilise on 10 and 18 September,鈥� he added, referencing major strikes and protests planned for Wednesday and the following Thursday.

Far-right call for new elections 鈥榯o let the people decide鈥�

鈥淭he Bayrou government chapter is now closed. Change is no longer on hold: let us discuss the future of the country,鈥� said leader of the far-right Rassemblement National Jordan Bardella.

Prior to the vote, the RN鈥檚 Marine Le Pen saluted 鈥渢he end of agony of this phantom government鈥� and reiterated calls for new legislative elections. 

She said it is an 鈥渙bligation鈥� for the president to announce new elections.

An official social media account attached to the party posted this on X soon after the announcement. 

Former prime minister calls for a new 鈥榥egotiator鈥� position

In the build-up to the vote, various centrist MPs and allies in the right-wing Les R茅publicains party offered praise to Mr Bayrou.

However, some were more critical, including former prime minister Gabriel Attal, who said during a round of speeches before the vote that 鈥渘obody was for the budget鈥� of the prime minister.

Mr Attal has taken a novel approach, arguing that the president should not appoint a new prime minister but instead a 鈥榥egotiator鈥� in the coming days. 

鈥淚 propose that the President appoint a negotiator, making it clear from the outset that this person will not be prime minister.

鈥淭his negotiator would be responsible for bringing together the political forces represented in the National Assembly to build an agreement in the general interest,鈥� he added.