France In Turmoil - Will Barnier’s Government Collapse?
French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over the re-opening of Notre-Dame cathedral, with a number of world leaders present.
France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?
France’s minority government appeared to be in its final hours Tuesday as opposition lawmakers from the left and the far right vowed to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s Cabinet. A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in parliament in the wake of a divisive budget debate,
What to Expect as France’s Government Faces No Confidence Vote
France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote that could leave the country without a functioning government or a budget as it enters the new year.
French government risks falling in no-confidence vote
PARIS: France's government on Wednesday (Dec 4) faces no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted waters of political chaos.
France's far right says it will vote government down unless 'last minute miracle'
France's far-right National Rally will force the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government unless in a "last minute miracle" he yields to their demands on the budget, its president Jordan Bardella said.
France braces for more turmoil as Barnier government faces no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's fragile coalition government faces near-certain defeat on Wednesday in a no-confidence vote that threatens to deepen the political crisis in the eurozone's
France’s Government Faces a No-Confidence Vote Over Budget Bill
Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote this week could topple him and his cabinet.
French Political Crisis Deepens: What if Barnier's Government Falls?
The immediate catalyst for the no-confidence motion was Barnier's decision to invoke a constitutional mechanism to pass the 2025 budget without parliamentary approval. This maneuver, intended to expedite the budgetary process amid deep political divisions, was perceived by opposition parties as undemocratic, prompting a unified response.
France’s government faces the imminent loss of a vote of confidence
The last time the National Assembly brought down a government was in 1962. “The French will not forgive us if we put individual interests before that of the nation,” Mr Barnier pleaded to deputies in the chamber.
France Faces ‘Moment of Truth’ With Government on Brink of Collapse
Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned lawmakers that France has reached its “moment of truth,” as far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to join a left-wing coalition to topple his government as soon as this week.
France: Only One Government Ousted By No-confidence Motion Since 1958
MPs voted on October 8 in favour of the motion tabled by the left-wing New Popular Front coalition following the appointment of the government 48.5% of MPs voted in favour of this motion tabled following a 49-3 vote Motion adopted after Charles de Gaulle announced a referendum on the election of the President The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above.
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