European equities were poised to open lower on Tuesday, pressured by mounting political uncertainty after French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was ousted on Monday. President Emmanuel Macron must now appoint the country’s fifth prime minister in under two years, with expectations pointing to another centrist ally. In corporate news, Dutch chipmaking giant ASML invested €1.3 billion in Mistral AI’s €1.7 billion funding round as lead backer, securing an 11% stake in the French startup. On the economic front, no major data releases are scheduled in Europe today. In premarket trading, Euro Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 futures slipped around 0.3%.