France In Turmoil - Will Barnier’s Government Collapse?
French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over the re-opening of Notre-Dame cathedral, with a number of world leaders present.
What to Expect as France’s Government Faces No Confidence Vote
A vote by the lower house of Parliament could force the prime minister to resign, leaving his budget legislation in limbo.
Barnier Risks Government Collapse With French Budget Gambit
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used a constitutional tool to push through parts of his unpopular budget bill without a parliamentary vote, raising the prospect lawmakers could dissolve his government within a matter of days.
France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?
Following the June-July parliamentary elections, the National Assembly, France’s powerful lower house of parliament, is divided into three major blocs: a left-wing coalition known as the New Popular Front, Macron’s centrist allies and the far-right National Rally party. None won an outright majority.
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 government risks falling in no-confidence vote as budget crisis deepens
France's government on Wednesday faces a no confidence vote that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted waters
French government on brink of collapse over budget stand-off
Barnier warned that toppling the government could cause a "big storm and very serious turbulence" in financial markets. Some analysts believe that France is heading for a debt crisis reminiscent of the near implosion of the eurozone in 2012, when Greece was forced to seek a bailout from the EU and International Monetary Fund.
France’s Government Faces a 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 this week could topple him and his cabinet.
French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget
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,
Analysis-French Far-Right's Le Pen May Regret Her Risky Bid to Topple Government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ends in 2027, lawmakers and analysts say. To do so, she has helped trigger France's second political crisis in six months.
Le Pen Squares Off With French Government and Markets in Budget Showdown
The far-right leader holds the fate of the country’s government in her hands, as a battle royal over the national budget reaches its denouement and investor anxieties rise.
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