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France's new government under pressure on multiple fronts

President of La France Insoumise (LFI) group in the National Assembly Mathilde Panot attends a demonstration to protest against the new French Prime Minister and his government at the Place de la Bastille in Paris, France, September 21, 2024. © Stephanie Lecocq, Reuters

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's new government is already feeling the pressure from opposition politicians on both sides amid growing threats of a no-confidence vote in parliament. Barnier's first main task is to submit a 2025 budget plan that addresses what he called France's "very serious" financial situation. 

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one Sunday as threats of a no-confidence motion in parliament multiplied.

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