Vote of no confidence
French government toppled by opposition
The French government lost a vote of no confidence in parliament on Wednesday evening and has thus been toppled. Both the left and right-wing camps voted against the center-right government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
288 votes were required, but this threshold was far exceeded with 331. When the result was announced in parliament in Paris, Barnier nodded, according to the Reuters news agency, but otherwise showed no emotion.
Barnier must now submit his resignation and the resignation of the government to President Emmanuel Macron. The head of state himself has not been voted out of office as a result of the vote of no confidence. It was triggered by a dispute over the national budget and Banier's austerity plans. The former EU Commissioner had led a minority government based on the Ensemble party alliance founded by President Macron and the Republicans.
It is the first time in more than 60 years that a government in France has been toppled by a vote of no confidence. The cabinet can remain in office for the time being in order to deal with day-to-day business. The second largest economy in the EU is now facing political chaos. A new parliamentary election is not possible until next summer. The balance of power therefore remains a stalemate. Neither the left-wing camp, which won the parliamentary elections in the summer, nor Macron's centrist forces, nor the right-wing nationalists around Marine Le Pen and her allies have a majority of their own. The search for a government is likely to be difficult once again. It seems unlikely that more than a minority government will be enough in the end.
Left and right are now calling for Macron's resignation
Following the fall of the government, France's left has called for President Macron to resign. "To get out of the impasse into which the president has led the country, we have only one solution: we are now calling on Emmanuel Macron to go," said Mathilde Panot, leader of the left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI).
Le Pen also blamed Macron for the political crisis that has ensued with the fall of the government. "He is the main person responsible for the current situation," said Le Pen on TF1. "I am not calling for the resignation of Emmanuel Macron," said Le Pen. However, the pressure on him would increase and he would have to decide for himself whether he wanted to remain in office until 2027 or call early elections.
Necessary austerity budget not passed
The political crisis is also unfortunate for France's economy. The country has too much new debt. Barnier wanted to get this under control again. His government failed due to the escalating dispute over the austerity budget.
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