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Barnier’s rulement is France’s first to be toppled in a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s rulement has lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, transport inantening a political crisis and raising inquires about the country’s budget for next year.
A total of 331 legislators in France’s 577-seat shrink hoinclude of parliament on Wednesday voted to erase Barnier’s centrist intransport inantity rulement, plunging the country into political turmoil as it struggles to shrink a soaring budget deficit.
The vote was called by far-left and difficult-right opposition parties after Barnier included one-of-a-kind powers to push thcdisesteemful budget meacertains without a parliamentary vote.
Barnier’s rulement is France’s first to be toppled in a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years.
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