French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget
France's minority government is on the brink of collapse after Prime Minister Michel Barnier used special powers to force through his budget without a vote in parliament. Furious opposition parties said they would back a no-confidence motion to oust the former Brexit negotiator in a vote that could take place as early as Wednesday.
French PM forces social security budget bill through, exposing his government to a no-confidence vote
Michel Barnier, who lacks a majority in the Assemblée Nationale, activated Article 49.3 of the Constitution on Monday. This move led to the tabling of two motions of no-confidence by the radical left and the far right.
The French government has been ousted in a vote of no-confidence, plunging the euro zone's second-largest country into deep ...
With the success of a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government, the period of political uncertainty is set to intensify.
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