France In Crisis After Macron’s Government Collapses

France is spiraling. On Monday, the National Assembly delivered a devastating 364–194 no-confidence vote, ousting Prime Minister François Bayrou and effectively dissolving President Emmanuel Macron’s government. It marks the third time in less than two years that Macron has lost a prime minister a record that speaks volumes about the deepening instability in Paris.

Bayrou’s downfall came after he tried to ram through a wildly unpopular €44 billion austerity package that would have slashed public spending, frozen critical budgets, and even canceled national holidays. The backlash wasn’t just political it was a full-blown revolt.

Now, with no prime minister and a hostile parliament, France is leaderless, and its economy teetering under the weight of public debt that has surpassed 110% of GDP. French bond yields are rising, investor confidence is collapsing, and civil unrest is brewing.

To make matters worse, President Macron has no viable successor lined up. The opposition has already made it clear: any centrist puppet Macron tries to install next will be “dead on arrival.” The only political force with momentum? The National Rally, the nationalist party led for years by Marine Le Pen.

But even that option has been sabotaged.

Back in April, Le Pen was convicted of misusing EU funds a charge that many across Europe and the U.S. have described as blatantly political. The court handed her a four-year prison sentence (two suspended) and a five-year ban from holding office effectively banning her from the 2027 presidential race.

The result? France’s most popular opposition figure has been sidelined, just as Macron’s regime falls apart.

“They got her on a bookkeeping error,” former U.S. President Donald Trump said. “It’s the same corrupt playbook they’re using on me.”

Elon Musk chimed in with a simple message: “Free Le Pen.”

This is lawfare in plain sight the calculated use of judicial power to eliminate political threats. We’ve seen it before in the U.S., and now we’re watching the same strategy deployed in Europe. Macron and his globalist allies couldn’t beat Le Pen at the ballot box, so they’re trying to erase her from the playing field.

Meanwhile:

• Mass protests are already erupting, led by leftist unions furious over austerity cuts.

• Investor panic is spreading as France’s markets slide and credit risk soars.

• A snap election could be called but would likely hand even more power to the Right.

Macron is cornered. His government has imploded, his rivals are rising, and he has no mandate left to govern. What happens next in France could determine the future of Europe’s political balance and it's becoming clearer by the day that the global populist wave isn’t just surviving it’s growing stronger.

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