Michel Barnier’s government, which came to power just 3 months ago, was defeated by the opposition parties through a no-confidence vote. This has happened for the first time in the last 60 years of history of France, the second largest economic power of the European Union. Actually, the leftist NFP coalition had brought a no-confidence motion against the government. According to the information received, 288 votes were needed to topple the government. But 331 MPs voted in favor of the no-confidence motion. This is the reason why Prime Minister Michel Barnier had to resign.
Tensions increased in France due to tax hike
According to media reports, a decision taken on tax for the 73-year-old Barnier government proved fatal for his government. The PM had decided to increase the tax by bringing the social security budget. Tensions increased in France due to the increase in tax. Seeing this, the leftist and right-wing parties of the country came in opposition to the government. After this, the demand for tax cuts from the government started gaining momentum. But, the Barnier government decided to pass the budget without voting. This move of the government was also strongly opposed by the opposition parties. On Wednesday, the opposition parties announced to bring a no-confidence motion against the arbitrariness of Barnier’s government. And the government had to face defeat in this and Barnier had to resign.
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Barnier became the shortest-serving Prime Minister of France
Of course, the political crisis in France has deepened due to the fall of the Barnier government. After the crushing defeat in the no-confidence motion, Barnier will now have to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron. Let us tell you that elections were held in France in July. No party got a majority in this election. After the election, President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of a minority government under the leadership of Michel Barnier in the month of September. Barnier was running the government since then. Meanwhile, Macron’s office said that “he will address the countrymen on Thursday evening. By then, Barnier will also formally resign. With this, Barnier has become the shortest-serving Prime Minister in the modern Republic of France. Let us tell you that Macron will complete his term till the year 2027. However, now he will have to choose a new Prime Minister for his country.
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