France government collapses again after prime minister forced out
France's government collapsed Wednesday after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was forced out in a no-confidence vote in Parliament, reigniting a summertime political crisis for the country as it prepares to face a new year.
Goodbye, Barnier: France’s Prime Minister Loses a No-Confidence Vote and Government Falls, Throwing the Country Into Chaos
President Macron due to address the nation as the minority government led by his hand-picked premier is toppled.
Emmanuel Macron loses another prime minister
Mr Macron seems to want to appoint a successor swiftly. He needs a new team in order to use special measures to roll over this year’s budget provisions, without inflation adjustments, into 2025. Various veteran centrists or conservatives could be stop-gap options.
France's prime minister was ousted after losing a confidence vote — here's why
French lawmakers voted Wednesday to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier in the country's first successful vote of no confidence in more than 60 years.
France’s Prime Minister Loses No-Confidence Vote and Is Expected to Resign
Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could further unsettle credit markets and create a wider opening for the far right.
France’s parliament fires the prime minister
The government was sacked by parliament on December 4th. Its prime minister, Michel Barnier, had tried to force through his budget for 2025 two days earlier, but met the brutal reality of life without a majority and became the shortest-lived prime minister of the Fifth Republic.
French Government Falls After National Assembly Approves No-Confidence Vote
The government of President Emmanuel Macron collapsed Wednesday after the National Assembly voted for the first time in more than a half-century to oust a prime minister from office, a sign of the political gridlock that has paralyzed France.
France’s Far Right Aims to Topple Government Over Budget Law
Marine Le Pen pledged to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government after he failed to meet her demands on a new budget, threatening financial and political disruption for France. Barnier on Monday invoked a constitutional mechanism that allows for a social security bill to be adopted without a vote,
French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget
Barnier opted to push through controversial reforms to social security by invoking presidential decree after failing to win enough support for the measures. One left wing French MP told the BBC the move had left France in "deep,
French Government Faces Key No-Confidence Vote Amid Budget Standoff
The vote could topple the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier just three months into his term.
France’s Looming Dilemma: No Confidence, No Government, No Budget
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. Does that mean France is hurtling toward a constitutional crisis,
What Is France's No-Confidence Vote and What Does It Mean for the US?
France's government, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote on Wednesday.
French Far-Left Calls For President Macron's Resignation After No-Confidence Vote
France's hard left on Wednesday urged President Emmanuel Macron to resign and hold early presidential elections after ...
French government falls after Macron’s PM loses vote
France’s government fell after MPs voted to oust prime minister Michel Barnier’s administration and plunge the country into ...
Emmanuel Macron’s Wager Pays Off for Marine Le Pen
The government’s collapse leaves the right-wing populist with her best shot at the French presidency.
Macron poised to plunge France into limbo
The beleaguered president will likely try to find a caretaker PM to keep the French state functioning, amid an intractable ...
Discredited Macron should resign now
The fall of the French government, after Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly last night, brings ...
What does France’s latest political crisis mean for Macron and the country?
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a no-confidence vote that is set to leave France at risk of entering 2025 ...