In this social-democratic stronghold, the resignation of Michel Barnier's government is fuelling concern and mistrust of politicians. Published on December 7, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on ...

PARIS — Getting ousted from government has not appeared to hinder Michel Barnier’s ambitions. Barnier, the former French prime minister whose government fell to a motion of no confidence after just ...

Michel Barnier, Mr. Bayrou’s predecessor, used the same provision in December but was ousted. The no-confidence motion on Wednesday was put forward by the hard-left France Unbowed party.

Theresa May was a disaster; conceding the sequencing of issues to the EU ensured its negotiator Michel Barnier had the upper hand. Losing her majority in parliament, she then conceded demand after ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday opened the door to renegotiating a disputed pension reform in a bid to win over left-wing lawmakers he needs to pass the 2025 budget.

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Mr Barnier's budget had sought to reduce the fiscal deficit with €60bn (£49.7bn) in tax hikes and spending cuts, but opposition parties wanted to tackle it at a much slower pace.

Paris — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his resignation after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, with the president urgently ...

Barnier had been appointed in part because of Marine Le Pen's supposed benevolence toward him. With 126 seats in her group, she had reassured Macron that she would not automatically block his new ...

French lawmakers on Wednesday voted to dismiss Prime Minister Michel Barnier 's government just three months into his tenure. The first successful vote of no confidence since 1962 will see Barnier ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will resign on Thursday after far-right and leftist lawmakers voted to topple his government, plunging the euro zone's second-largest economy deeper into ...

French PM Michel Barnier Faces No Confidence Vote. All You Need To Know The no-confidence motion is expected to pass, which would mark the first time in over 60 years that a French government has ...