French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been forced to resign just three months into his term, after lawmakers on the left and the right united to support a no-confidence motion and plunge the country into deeper political instability.

President Emmanuel Macron affirms he will serve the rest of his term, which ends in 2027. He will need to appoint a new prime minister for the second time in three months.

National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet announced on Dec. 4 a no-confidence vote against the French government with no obvious alternative in the wings.

France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers have joined together to vote on a no-confidence motion that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet to resign. Mr. Barnier pushed through a contentious 2025 budget without parliamentary approval.

French lawmakers are voting on a no-confidence motion that could bring down the prime minister and his cabinet for the first time since 1962

French President Emmanuel Macron must seek a new prime minister after Michel Barnier’s administration became the shortest-serving in the modern French republic.

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Barring a last-minute surprise, the French government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier will be the first to be forced out by a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years, at a time when the country is struggling to tame a massive budget deficit.