Michel Barnier will face a motion of censure this week, which could well be adopted. France would once again enter an era of instability.
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By Pauline HofmannPublished on 2/12/2024 at 5:11 p.m.
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MWill ichel Barnier still be in office at the end of the week? To get his social security budget adopted, the French Prime Minister decided this Monday to go through force, via a 49.3. The tenant of Matignon thus opened the door to the vote on a motion of censure. By Wednesday, MPs will have to say whether or not the Barnier government will pass the three-month mark or not. And it all comes down to the attitude of the far right, which raises the stakes.
In front of the deputies, Michel Barnier, who heads a minority government, defended his “method” based on “dialogue”, sparking criticism from the opposition in the National Assembly. France is in “a moment of truth which confronts everyone with their responsibilities”, he declared before leaving the hemicycle.
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