Far-right and left-wing parties said they will vote for a no-confidence motion against the prime minister
Their move came after Barnier said he would try to ram a social security bill through parliament without a vote as a last-minute concession was not enough to win support for the bill from theRN leader Marine Le Pen said her party would table its own no-confidence motion but will also vote forshe said. “Maybe they thought with Michel Barnier things would get better, but they were even worse.”
Barnier’s struggles to get the 2025 budget through a deeply divided parliament threaten to plunge France However, his austerity budget – featuring €40bn in cuts and €20bn in tax rises – has been widely criticised, escalating tensions in the lower house.
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