French PM Bayrou fighting to keep his job amid budget controversy

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The centrist prime minister said this week he would request a vote of confidence in parliament on September 8, as he tries to garner support for his plan to slash the budget. Socialist leader Olivier Faure said his party's decision to vote against Bayrou was final. France24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle explains.

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