Michel Barnier is the first prime minister since 1962 to lose a no-confidence vote.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a vote of no-confidence vote in parliament, as lawmakers on both the left and the right united to oust him.
A no-confidence motion requires 288 votes in the National Assembly. Wednesday evening’s motion received 331 votes, with the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) and the right-wing National Rally (RN) uniting in opposition to the minority cabinet imposed by President Emmanuel Macron.
“I don’t consider it a victory,” RN’s Marine Le Pen told TF1 after the vote. “We made the choice we made to protect the French people.”
“It was not done lightly,” Le Pen added. “There was no other solution.”
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of NPF’s largest party, said that the outcome was “inevitable” and called for Macron’s resignation.
“Even with a Barnier every three months, Macron will not last three years,” he said on X. The French president has ruled out resigning, however.
Macron appointed Barnier in September, drawing the ire of NPF. The left-wing coalition had won the most seats in the parliament in this summer’s snap elections, as part of a pact with the president to sideline RN. But Macron then turned around and snubbed NPF in favor of a minority cabinet that relied on the tacit support of RN.
Things came to a head over the social security budget proposal, in which Barnier tried to cut spending by €40 billion ($41.87 billion) and to raise €20 billion in taxes to deal with a massive deficit. RN threatened a no-confidence vote unless the cabinet made a number of concessions to its “red lines.”
Le Pen accused the prime minister of being “extremely closed-minded and sectarian” in the budget talks and gave Barnier a deadline to meet RN’s demands, which Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin rejected.
There have been almost 150 no-confidence motions since the Fifth Republic was established in 1958. Prior to Wednesday, only one government had ever been ousted – Georges Pompidou’s, in October 1962.
Barnier is likely to stay on as a caretaker PM until Macron can appoint a replacement. It took the French president nearly two months to do so after July’s parliamentary election. Another vote is not an option, because the French constitution forbids it until at least a year has passed.
I don’t think it will make a lot of difference
Frances future has been decided
France is on a collision course for fiscal collapse
Social unrest
And being overwhelmed and overrun with refugees from worn ravaged Asia
And possibly annihilation
Good place to stay away from
Like the USA, all key positions in France are hold by J**s.
Media and ” entertainment industries
Law
Government institutions.
So not wonder, they destroy everything they touch.
Larry fink and alexander soros are regular guest of macron at the Elysee.
Waiting for the total demise of France
The french people were lyied to about macron through media propaganda.
And critisizing J** is considered “antisemitic” , unlawfull and can land you in court if not in prison
This is to a good degree to fault of the French voters for not backing RN and other reformers, more convincingly….some people don’t know what’s good for them. Its no different here in New Zealand…….
And Still The People Did Not See.
The first to arrive were the cameras, installed to protect both you and me, in places where we weren’t that threatened, and yet the people didn’t see. What followed were traffic restrictions, to keep the roads quiet and clean, the math didn’t add up, or the science, but still the people didn’t see. Next came the 15-minute neighborhoods, make our lives easier, decreed to some, it seemed like restrictions, but still the people didn’t see. Then came the digital ID, so convenient, easy and free, your life in one chip on a mainframe, and still the people didn’t see. The cars they sold were electric, all wired to the government PC, they switched off the driving on Sundays, yet still the people didn’t see. The banks moved their money to digital, the government banned cash the next week, the ability to fly was restricted, yet still the people didn’t see. They linked up your money and profile, to the ID on the government PC, connected it to social media, yet still the people didn’t see. Then came a new cure, a new virus, safe and effective, and free, they linked these jabs to your profile and connected it to the government PC. When the people were locked up in cities, policed by their digital ID, unable to visit their loved ones, now finally the people can see. Restricted and tracked with no money, to go further a permit you’ll need, contained in your digital city, oh why did the people not see?
These steps they sold us as progress, never looked to be quite what they seemed, if you don’t ask the questions and protest, then your children will never know FREE!
Like German auto workers
The company is going down the tubes
Necessitating at least a 10% wage cut
They are on strike
Demanding 10% pay rise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P1oetM19eE
What would Hitler think?
France’s political crisis just saw the government ousted — but Paris’ problems have just begun
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/frances-barnier-government-is-gone-but-what-happens-next.html