The National Assembly voted on Wednesday, December 4, in favor of overthrowing the government of Michel Barnier. The motion of censure tabled by the New Popular Front (NFP), in reaction to the use of article 49.3 of the Constitution on the Social Security budget, was approved by 331 votes out of 574 (58 %).
The bar of 288 votes necessary to bring down the government (half of the 574 seats currently filled in the Palais-Bourbon) was largely crossed thanks to the combination of votes from the NFP, the National Rally and its ally UDR (the group of Eric Ciotti).
The previous motion of censure against the Barnier government, tabled on October 8 by the NFP, had failed, gathering the votes of only 197 deputies out of 577 (34%).
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