France's prime minister to push through contested budget despite risk of no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday opted to push through a contested budget bill without a vote in parliament.
France’s government faces the imminent loss of a vote of confidence
The last time the National Assembly brought down a government was in 1962. “The French will not forgive us if we put individual interests before that of the nation,” Mr Barnier pleaded to deputies in the chamber.
French government likely to collapse amid threat of 2 non-confidence motions
The French government appears but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions on Monday against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
France's 'Government Collapse' Crisis...When House of Representatives votes are skipped, opposition parties "submit a motion of no confidence."
Anchor] The French government is on the verge of dissolution through no-confidence for the first time in more than 60 years.When the government skipped the
French government faces no-confidence vote over prime minister’s austerity budget
Barnier on Monday invoked a rarely used constitutional mechanism to push through the contentious 2025 budget without parliamentary approval, arguing it was essential to maintain stability amid deep political divisions.
Barnier's bold budget move in France spurs opposition parties to pledge no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has invoked a special constitutional tool to push through the controversial 2025 austerity budget without a parliamentary vote.
France: Government at risk as PM forces budget through
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier plans to force his budget through without a vote in parliament. Doing so risks a confidence vote in his minority government instead.
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The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The only question seems to be: How long can he last?
France's far right says it will vote government down unless 'last minute miracle'
France's far-right National Rally will force the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government unless in a "last minute miracle" he yields to their demands on the budget, its president Jordan Bardella said.
French PM risks no confidence vote after forcing through budget
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has used special powers to push through a social security budget bill without a vote by MPs, in a move expected to trigger vote of no confidence in government. Opposition parties are now set to trigger that vote - which could take place as early as Wednesday - and which Barnier's minority government is unlikely
France’s Opposition Parties Call for 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 could topple the government.
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