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French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote

French President Emmanuel Macron is searching for a fourth prime minister in 12 months after the National Assembly ousted François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote.

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Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.
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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.