Imminent fall of the government
Motion of no confidence against the French government
Prime Minister Barnier’s government has been in office for less than three months. But if you take it easy, you’re in danger of being eliminated. The opposition could overthrow her with a vote of no confidence – this week.
France’s center-right government is threatened with overthrow by the opposition. In the dispute over an austerity budget, the left-wing alliance has submitted a motion of no confidence in the National Assembly against Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s cabinet. Parliament could vote on this from Wednesday.
Barnier’s government does not have an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Initially it was tolerated by the right-wing nationalists around Marine Le Pen. However, they are now threatening to withdraw confidence in the government – despite Barnier’s multiple concessions. Le Pen announced her own motion of no confidence and said her party would also support the left-wing alliance’s motion.
If the right-wing nationalists and the left-wing camp made up of communists, socialists, leftists and greens actually pull together in the votes on the motions of no confidence, they could overthrow the government. A complicated government search would probably follow. A new parliamentary election is not possible again until the summer.
dpa
Source: Stern
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