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  2. Collapse of the Barnier government - Wikipedia

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    On 4 December 2024, the Barnier government in France headed by Michel Barnier of The Republicans collapsed following a successful vote of no confidence in the National Assembly. Part of an extended political crisis , the vote of no confidence was the first to pass since 1962 and resulted in Barnier's government being the shortest serving in the ...

  3. 2024-2025 French political crisis - Wikipedia

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    This decision plunged France into a political crisis [2] [3] and was followed by France Unbowed (LFI), the main party of the NFP, initiating impeachment proceedings against the French president on 31 August. The caretaker government remained in place for 51 days, [2] unprecedented since the fallen Pompidou government lasted 62 days in 1962. [4]

  4. 2023–2024 French government crisis - Wikipedia

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    In May 2022, as it is customary after a presidential election in France, Macron appointed a new Prime minister: Élisabeth Borne became the second female head of government in French history. [1] She then formed a new government, the fourth since the start of the Macron Presidency.

  5. France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?

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    PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government appeared to be in its final hours Tuesday as opposition lawmakers from the left and the far right vowed to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s Cabinet. A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in parliament in the wake of a divisive budget debate, with a strong chance of being successful.

  6. French government on verge of collapse as PM Barnier faces no ...

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    The French government is on the verge of collapse, with prime minister Michel Barnier set to face a no-confidence vote on Wednesday after he used special constitutional powers to push through a ...

  7. France faces months of political instability as government ...

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    Prime Minister Michel Barnier's minority government's survival has always depended on the indulgence of its enemies.

  8. France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while ...

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    The new government enters office after months of political deadlock and crisis and pressure from financial markets to reduce France’s colossal debt. Macron has vowed to remain in office until his term ends in 2027, but has struggled to govern since snap elections in the summer left no single party with a majority in the National Assembly.

  9. French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    France's most important Caribbean colonial possession was established in 1664, when the colony of Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti) was founded on the western half of the Spanish island of Hispaniola. In the 18th century, Saint-Domingue grew to be the richest sugar colony in the Caribbean.