Over 100 French MPs back draft bill to impeach Macron

In France, 104 members of parliament have endorsed a draft bill submitted to the National Assembly seeking the impeachment of President Emmanuel Macron.

Mathilde Panot, chair of the La France Insoumise (Unbowed France) party, shared the news on her social media account, Caliber.Az reports.

“A historic moment! Following the success of the popular protests on September 10, 104 MPs from La France Insoumise, the Green Party, and the Communist Party have signed a motion to impeach the president. Macron must go,” Panot declared.

Historique !

Après la réussite de la mobilisation populaire du mouvement du #10Septembre, 104 parlementaires insoumis, ultramarins, écologistes et communistes signent la motion de destitution du Président de la République.

La pression s’accroît, interpellez vos parlementaires !… pic.twitter.com/eiR8dqNU6u

— Mathilde Panot (@MathildePanot) September 11, 2025

The process now depends on the Bureau of the National Assembly, the highest collegial body of the lower house, which must first decide whether to consider the motion. If it proceeds, the resolution must be approved by a two-thirds majority of deputies in the lower house within two weeks. The Senate must then adopt the same resolution under the same conditions. Should both houses pass it, a joint session will be convened. If 617 out of the 925 parliamentarians in both chambers vote in favour, Macron would be removed from office, becoming only the second French president in history to be impeached. The first instance occurred in 1940, when President Albert Lebrun was ousted by parliament.

On September 10, mass protests were held across France under the slogan “Let’s block everything.” Demonstrators, angered by government economic policies and budget cuts, blocked streets, set fire to rubbish bins, and clashed with police.

Two days earlier, on September 8, Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government resigned after losing a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, where 364 MPs voted against and 194 supported the government. Celebrations broke out in many cities following the result, with crowds carrying placards, unfurling banners, and opening bottles of champagne.

By Tamilla Hasanova