French PM Barnier at risk of being toppled by hostile parliament
Prime minister under threat of no-confidence vote as his government presents austerity budget planFrance’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, faces the biggest risk yet of being deposed by a hostile parliament as his government presents a social security financing plan that has angered the opposition.Barnier, a conservative appointed by the president, Emmanuel Macron, in September after an inconclusive general election, has no majority in parliament and lives under the constant threat of a no-confidence vote that would, if successful, force him and his team to step down. Continue reading...
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Prime minister under threat of no-confidence vote as his government presents austerity budget plan
France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, faces the biggest risk yet of being deposed by a hostile parliament as his government presents a social security financing plan that has angered the opposition.
Barnier, a conservative appointed by the president, Emmanuel Macron, in September after an inconclusive general election, has no majority in parliament and lives under the constant threat of a no-confidence vote that would, if successful, force him and his team to step down. Continue reading...
