What seemed like a foregone conclusion is now confirmed – French PM Barnier just lost a no-confidence vote (with 331 votes – 288 was needed) forcing his government’s resignation and Macron to appoint a new premier
The debate before the vote was lively with RN’s Le Pen blasting Barnier’s budget and making it clear he was dead in the water.
“It’s the end of this ephemeral government,” Le Pen declares.
Much of her comments are focused on taxes in Barnier’s budget, saying it was “all about taxes, taxes and more taxes.”
“Where’s all the money? The French want to know,” she said.
“To those who think I’m intent on choosing a policy of disaster through a vote of no confidence, I want to tell them that the disastrous policy would be not to censure such a budget, such a government,” Le Pen says.
Boris Vallaud, the head of the Socialists in parliament called Barnier’s budget “unjust and inefficient” and confirmed he would vote against Barnier.
France unbowed’s Coquerel slammed the government for not making enough compromises on the budget and confirms his party is supporting the no-confidence motion put forth by the leftist coalition.
The prime minister notes that the same issues will confront the next government if his is toppled, saying he would have “liked to have distributed money even though there isn’t any.”
