The government fell in a vote of no confidence in France.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. He lost a vote of no confidence in the country’s parliament. As a result, Michel Barnier’s government is about to be ousted from power just three months after taking office.
On Wednesday, 331 out of 577 members of the French parliament voted against Barnier’s government.
This information was reported by the BBC.
The report said that no French government has been forcibly ousted through such a vote since 1962. It is expected that Barnier will submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron soon.
After Michel Barnier lost a vote of no confidence from lawmakers, Parliament Speaker Yael Brown-Pivet said, “Barnier must now submit his resignation to President Macron and dissolve parliament.”
Incidentally, Prime Minister Michel Barnier had previously come under fire for passing a controversial budget bill using special powers. The bill was passed without a vote from MPs, which led the main opposition and left-wing parties to announce a no-confidence motion against the government at the time.
Michel’s proposed budget was aimed at reducing France’s growing government deficit by raising taxes by 60 billion euros and cutting spending.
A BBC report on the controversial budget said that a poll conducted last November showed that 67 percent of people opposed the budget. Ignoring this opposition, Michel used special powers to pass the budget bill in parliament without a vote from MPs. As a result, the country’s main opposition party, the National Rally, the NR and left-wing parties, decided to announce a no-confidence motion against the government.
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday. The Elysee Palace said the president has returned to France after a state visit to Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, Emmanuel Macron said that he would not resign regardless of the outcome of Wednesday’s vote.
Incidentally, early national elections were held in France in June and July this year. Since no party received a single majority to form a government in those elections, the country’s parliament was politically divided into three parts.
Meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Bernier as Prime Minister on September 5.
It is worth noting that Michel Bernier, a senior member of the right-wing Republican (LR) party, has a long political career. He has served in various senior positions in both France and the EU.
The 73-year-old Bernier was the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator. He led negotiations with the UK government from 2016 to 2019.
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