France's far-right and left-wing MPs voted to force Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign due to budget disputes, while President Emmanuel Macron insists on serving until 2027 and appointing a new prime minister.
France’s far-right and left-wing MPs joined together to vote on Thursday a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign.French Prime Minister Michel Barnier .President Emmanuel Macron insisted he will serve the rest of his term until 2027.
However, he will need to appoint a new prime minister for the second time after July’s legislative elections led to a deeply divided parliament.French President Emmanuel Macron with Prime Minister Michel Barnier behind him.Macron, on his way back from a presidential visit to Saudi Arabia, said discussions about him potentially resigning were “make-believe politics,” according to French media reports.
“I’m here because I’ve been elected twice by the French people,” Macron said. He was also reported as saying: “We must not scare people with such things. We have a strong economy.”The National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, is deeply fractured, with no single party holding a majority. It comprises three major blocs: Macron’s centrist allies, the left-wing coalition New Popular Front, and the far-right National Rally.
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