France’s minority government led by right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote, the latest shock to the country’s deadlocked political system in a turbulent six months.
The no confidence vote was supported by an unlikely, sizeable coalition of French MPs from the far left, left and far right.
The move comes after a Barnier government challenge to the French lower house, the National Assembly. With the National Assembly not likely to support Barnier’s proposed 2025 budget, the prime minister used his executive powers to pass the measure into law without a parliamentary vote.
