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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a no-confidence vote that has ousted his government and plunged the country into a fresh political crisis. Not since 1962 has a French government been ...
This decision plunged France into a political crisis [2] [3] and was followed by France Unbowed (LFI), the main party of the NFP, initiating impeachment proceedings against the French president on 31 August. The caretaker government remained in place for 51 days, [2] unprecedented since the fallen Pompidou government lasted 62 days in 1962. [4]
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been forced to resign just three months into his term, after lawmakers on the left and the right united to support a no-confidence motion and plunge the ...
2023 French immigration & asylum bill; Poor polling figures ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election; Scandals affecting ministers; Motive: Pressure the government to ditch the immigration bill; Pressure President Macron to replace Borne with a new PM; Participants: Ensemble coalition MPs and ministers: Outcome: Government revolt
France’s current political chaos is a reflection of how fragmented the national assembly has emerged in the wake of these elections. The country is also facing a budget deficit of €157.39 ...
In mid-October 2024, Barnier presented his government's proposal for the 2025 government budget to the National Assembly. Focused on reducing the budget deficit, the proposal included a wide range of austerity measures, including forty billion euros of spending cuts and twenty billion euros of tax increases.
Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, in a combative televised address that will do little to ease a deepening political crisis.
Backlash France takes place in Lyon; May 5 – Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his European tour, starting in France, Serbia and ending in Hungary. [13] [14]May 13–28 – 2024 New Caledonia unrest - A state of emergency is declared in New Caledonia after riots break out amid debate over a proposed electoral reform in the territory.