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 ...

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.

Barnier will stay on in a caretaker role until a new government is named, the Elysee Palace said. The no-confidence vote, supported by the far-right National Rally and the left opposition, ...

After Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament, President Emmanuel Macron castigated his political opposition for “choosing disorder” and said he would not resign.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign after parliament's no-confidence vote 03:56. Paris — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his ...

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

Bayrou-Macron lunch. Barnier is the fifth prime minister to serve under Macron since he came to power in 2017, with each premier serving a successively shorter period.

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 ...

Mr Barnier's budget had sought to reduce the fiscal deficit with €60bn (£49.7bn) in tax hikes and spending cuts. It aimed to cut the deficit down to 5% next year.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a critical no-confidence vote. France is facing a critical moment as lawmakers vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier's ...

Barnier presented the resignation of his government after the vote, while the budget which triggered his downfall was automatically withdrawn. As president, Macron is constitutionally unaffected ...