A big news is coming out from France. Where the government of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost the confidence vote in the French National Assembly. If seen, after the defeat in the confidence vote, two types of concerns have increased for France. One is how it will affect the politics of the Michel Barnier government, and on the other hand, the country’s budget concern has also increased.
According to the report released regarding the defeat in the no-confidence vote, 331 members in the 577-seat lower house of the French Parliament voted to remove Barnier’s minority government, leading to political instability in the country, while France is facing a growing budget deficit. This voting was initiated by the far-left and far-right opposition parties, when Barnier used special powers to pass budget measures without parliamentary approval.
According to the information, Barnier’s government has become the first government in six decades to be removed by a no-confidence vote. After this, it is expected that he will submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron. At the same time, according to Euronews, the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition and the right-wing National Rally (RN) party together voted to remove Barnier in a no-confidence motion.
Let us tell you that after losing the vote on the confidence vote, he has also become the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of France. At the age of 73, Barnier served as prime minister for just 91 days. At the same time, his government lasted only 74 days. Barnier’s government faced two no-confidence votes when he used Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to pass the Social Security Budget Bill bypassing Parliament. Now this bill has been rejected.
Let us tell you that Barnier led a fragile minority government made up of President Macron’s party and the right-wing Les Republicans (LR), but this coalition was devoid of a majority. RN’s influence was also significant with 124 seats in the National Assembly. Under the current constitution, Macron cannot call new elections until next July, meaning any new government would have to bring together multiple parties.
