François Bayrou

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President of MoDem; former Prime Minister of France (Dec 2024–Sep 2025)

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François Bayrou (born 1951) is a French centrist politician who founded the Mouvement Démocrate (MoDem) in 2007. He has been EDP President since the party's founding in 2004. He served as Prime Minister of France from December 2024 until September 2025, when his government lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly.

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