French government toppled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis

French Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Over Budget Bill

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.Barnier opted to push through controversial reforms to social security by invoking presidential decree after failing to win enough support for the measures, the BBC said.

France Government Collapse: Here’s What Happened After Prime Minister Michel Barnier Was Voted Out

France is facing uncertainty after the Prime Minister Michel Barnier was voted out by the national assembly, France’s largest legislative body, on Dec. 4. He is set to resign after 331 out of 577 deputies voted against his tenure. This marks the shortest term for a prime minister since 1958; it’s also one of the shortest terms in France’s history, according to USA Today. Why was France’s prime minister voted out? President Emmanuel Macron appoin…

As expected, Prime Minister Barnier lost the vote of no confidence. But that is not enough: MPs are calling for President Macron to resign.

Is the French Government on the Brink of Collapse? Chaos in French Parliament After Ouster

Is the French Government on the brink of collapse? After Parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the government was rattled.

With Macron not naming new France PM for now, who are the top choices?

French President Emmanuel Macron is not naming the country's new prime minister for now, the news agency AFP reported late Thursday (Dec 5) citing sources. Michel Barnier resigned from the PM's post earlier on Thursday, a day after opposition lawmakers voted to topple his government.  The vote was the first successful no-confidence action since the defeat of Georges Pompidou's government in 1962 when Charles de Gaulle was president.

Macron blames ‘coalition of the irresponsible’ for historic ousting of French government

French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a replacement to head the government after the right and left wings of Parliament unified for a no-confidence vote against the prime minister. On Wednesday, the National Assembly voted to dissolve Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, with 331 out of 577 members affirming the decision. It is the first... The post Macron blames ‘coalition of the irresponsible’ for historic ousting of French govern…