Paris, Aug 27, 2025 (AFP) - French PM warns against snap polls to end political crisis

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday warned that snap legislative polls would not help restore stability in his country, after calling a parliamentary confidence vote in less then two weeks that he is widely expected to lose. Bayrou's surprise gambit to hold the confidence vote on September 8 has raised fears that France risks entering a period of prolonged political and financial instability. Should Bayrou lose the vote -- called a......

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