The French prime minister, who is fighting to keep his job in a budget standoff with the opposition, should “say goodbye”, Olivier Faure, the Socialist leader, said on Sunday, reports The Telegraph.
François Bayrou stunned France this week by saying he would request a vote of confidence in a divided parliament on Sept 8 as he tries to garner enough support for his plan to slash spending.
The centrist politician is expected to give a TV interview on Sunday evening in a new push to grasp a future for himself and his minority government even if polls find public opinion stacked against him.
Mr Faure said that the party’s decision to vote against Mr Bayrou’s government on Sept 8 was final.
“The decision we have made is irrevocable,” he told broadcaster BFMTV.
“The only thing I’m waiting for him to do now is to say goodbye,” Mr Faure said, referring to the prime minister.
Mr Faure also urged Emmanuel Macron, the French president, to appoint a Left-wing prime minister in line with the results of last summer’s snap polls.