Barnier's bold budget move in France spurs opposition parties to pledge no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier invoked a special constitutional tool on Monday to push through the controversial 2025 budget without a parliamentary vote. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and the leftist France Unbowed announced they would file no-confidence motions in response,
France’s Opposition Parties Call for 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 could topple the government.
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.
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.
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.
French government faces collapse after opposition says it will back no-confidence vote
Barring a late surprise, PM Michel Barnier’s coalition will be first French government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote since 1962.
France: Barnier risks confidence vote forcing budget through
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier plans to force his budget through without a vote in parliament. Doing so risks a confidence vote in his minority government instead.French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday promised to push a budget through the national parliament,
French far right party likely to back no-confidence motion against government
France's far-right National Rally (RN) party will likely back a no-confidence motion against the government in the coming days unless there is a "last minute miracle", RN president Jordan Bardella said on Monday.
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.
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