France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?
Following the June-July parliamentary elections, the National Assembly, France’s powerful lower house of parliament, is divided into three major blocs: a left-wing coalition known as the New Popular Front, Macron’s centrist allies and the far-right National Rally party. None won an outright majority.
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.
France Is On the Brink of a Major Crisis
It looks all but certain that France's government will collapse this week, giving it the unwanted distinction of being the shortest-lived government in modern French history, reports the AP. The ramifications,
French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone
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’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.
France faces months of political instability as government nears collapse
Prime Minister Michel Barnier's minority government's survival has always depended on the indulgence of its enemies.
Is France at risk of a government shutdown?
The fall of the French government, which could happen on Wednesday, would bury the procedure for adopting the 2025 budget. But several scenarios are possible to avoid a French-style shutdown.
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.
French Govt Faces Collapse After Opposition Says It Will Back No-Confidence Vote
The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties said they will vote in favour of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
French Government on Brink of Collapse Over Budget
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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 ...
Notre Dame’s miracle and France’s meltdown: A pas de deux for the ages
France’s can- and can’t-do split screen — workers who pulled off a miracle at Notre Dame and politicians who loosed a ...
France And Spain Cutting And Changing EV Subsidy Programs Next Year
The French government’s EV subsidy budget has been slashed from €1.5 billion ($1.57 billion) to €1 billion ($1.04 billion).
France’s Prime Minister Is on the Block, and Marine Le Pen Holds the Blade
The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The ...
France's far right propped up the weak government. It could now bring it crashing down
France's government is hanging by a thread as the far-right National Rally party threatens to bring down Prime Minister ...
France’s Le Pen Boosts Budget Asks Ahead of Monday Deadline
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who holds outsize leverage in France’s split parliament, gave Prime Minister Michel Barnier ...