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French PM Michel Barnier’s government loses confidence vote

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and Junior Minister of Relations with the Parliament Nathalie Delattre attend a debate on two motions of no-confidence against the French government [Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters]

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government has lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, deepening a political crisis and raising questions about the country’s budget for next year.

A total of 331 legislators in France’s 577-seat lower house of parliament on Wednesday voted to remove 73-year-old Barnier’s centrist minority government.

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