The National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of France has adopted a resolution of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. This was reported on December 4 by the newspaper Le Parisien.
331 deputies voted for the vote of no confidence. At least 289 of the 577 votes were needed to declare it.
“The vote of no confidence was adopted by 331 votes, the Barnier government is officially overthrown,” the publication said.
Thus, Barnier is forced to resign as prime minister, and the French government will resign. This is the first time since 1962 that the French parliament has voted for a vote of no confidence, as a result of which the government of Prime Minister Georges Pompidou was dismissed.
“The Prime Minister [Barnier] must submit the resignation of the government to the President of the Republic [Emmanuel Macron],” emphasized the Chairperson of the National Assembly, Yael Bron-Pivet. In turn, the leader of the National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, noted that the pressure on the French President will increase. In her opinion, “Macron is largely responsible for the current situation,” but she does not demand the President’s resignation.