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France’s right-wing and left-wing lawmakers on Wednesday voted together on a historic no-confidence motion over a budget dispute that could lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Michel Barnier and members of his cabinet. The ‘National Assembly’ (Parliament of France) approved the proposal by 331 votes. At least 288 votes were required for this. President Emmanuel Macron insisted he would serve out the remainder of his term until 2027. However, he will need to appoint a new prime minister for the second time after July’s parliamentary elections.
French lawmakers passed a historic vote of no confidence, forcing Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet to resign. Conservative Michel Barnier, appointed in September, now has the distinction of being France’s shortest-serving prime minister in the Fifth Republic, established in 1958, his minority government lasting only three months. His swift expulsion followed snap parliamentary elections earlier this summer that produced a hung parliament where no party gained a majority, putting the far right in a decisive position to influence the stability of the government.
France’s right-wing and left-wing lawmakers voted together on Wednesday on a historic vote of no-confidence over a budget dispute that could lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Michel Barnier and members of his cabinet. The ‘National Assembly’ (Parliament of France) approved the proposal by 331 votes. At least 288 votes were required for this. President Emmanuel Macron insisted he would serve out the remainder of his term until 2027. However, he will need to appoint a new prime minister for the second time after July’s parliamentary elections.
Macron’s office said he would address the countrymen. However, he did not give detailed information. It is expected that by then Barnier will formally resign. Barnier, appointed in September, becomes the shortest-serving prime minister in the modern Republic of France. “I can tell you that it will be an honor for me to serve France and the French people with dignity,” Barnier said in his final address before the vote. “This no-confidence motion… will make everything more serious and more difficult,” he said. I am absolutely sure of this.
