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.
Barnier and Macron refuse to believe government will be toppled
In a television interview on Tuesday evening, the French prime minister once again called on MPs to be 'responsible,' as they are to vote on a motion of no-confidence on Wednesday. From Saudi Arabia,
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 faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone
French government on brink as Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in which parties from the left and the right are expected to join forces to oust him after he forced through his budget.
French lawmakers to hold no-confidence vote against embattled Barnier government on Wednesday
French lawmakers will debate and vote on the no-confidence motions filed against the fragile government of Michel Barnier on Wednesday. The government must step down if the either measure is approved by parliament,
French PM Barnier faces vote of no confidence after budget row
French lawmakers are to hold a vote of no confidence on Wednesday to decide on the future of the centre-right government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. From 4 pm (1500 GMT), two motions are to be debated and voted on in the National Assembly - France's lower house - submitted by the left-wing camp and the far-right nationalists around
Barnier makes last-ditch effort to prevent government collapse
The moment is serious and difficult, but the challenge is not impossible,” the French prime minister said in a television interview.
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
French lawmakers to vote on Wednesday on toppling government
Gupta and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday evening on a no-confidence motion which is all but certain to oust the fragile coalition of Michel Barnier, deepening the political crisis in the euro zone's second-largest economy.
French Political Crisis Deepens: What if Barnier's Government Falls?
The immediate catalyst for the no-confidence motion was Barnier's decision to invoke a constitutional mechanism to pass the ...
French lawmakers set to vote on ousting Prime Minister Barnier
French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all but certain to oust the government, throwing ...
Why Marine Le Pen really wants to bring down Michel Barnier
The irony is unlikely to be lost on Emmanuel Macron: while France’s fire-struck Notre-Dame cathedral is to reopen after being ...
French bond yields rise as traders await no-confidence vote on government
The price Paris must pay to sell its debt rose early Wednesday ahead of a no-confidence vote on the government expected ...
The French government is about to collapse. What this means for Emmanuel Macron and the country
Michel Barnier could be the shortest-serving prime minister in French history after the left and far-right opposition parties ...