Collapse of France’s Government Further Burdens Its Weak Economy
Already struggling with flat growth and a large debt and deficit, the country faces a new period of instability without a functioning government or a budget.
France at turning point ahead of no-confidence vote, minister says
France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country's budget and the future of the government, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Tuesday. Expectations that Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government will collapse this week have hit the stock and bond markets of France,
French government risks falling in no-confidence vote
France's government on Wednesday faces no confidence votes that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted waters of political chaos.
France’s Looming Dilemma: No Confidence, No Government, No Budget
France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote that could leave the country without a functioning government or a budget as it enters the new year. Does that mean France is hurtling toward a constitutional crisis,
French no-confidence vote could topple prime minister's government
The government of France faces a no-confidence vote Wednesday, a move that could topple the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Analysts predict French lawmakers will likely vote in favor of a no-confidence motion.
No-confidence vote draws France into new political crisis
France headed into a new political crisis Tuesday as opposition lawmakers threatened to topple the minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote after just three months
French PM faces ouster as opposition vows no-confidence vote
France's Michel Barnier faced an abrupt end to his premiership Monday after key opposition parties said they would back a no-confidence motion against his government after only three months in
France's prime minister to push through contested budget despite risk of no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday opted to push through a contested budget bill without a vote in parliament.
French far right says government spurned budget talks
To survive the vote in the fractured lower house, Barnier needs Marine Le Pen's party to abstain, otherwise his government ...
Niels Arestrup, French-Danish Actor Known for “War Horse ”and“ A Prophet”,“ ”Dies at 75
Niels Arestrup won three César Awards - France's equivalent of the Academy Awards — in his decades-long acting career ...
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Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match — doctors
Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N'Zerekore, Guinea's second largest city, hospital sources told Agence France-Presse, describing scenes of mass ...
Police and Protesters Clash in Georgian Capital
The government’s decision to suspend its bid for European Union membership has driven thousands of protesters onto the ...
France has requested Indonesia transfer death row convict Serge Atlaoui
Jakarta is in talks with three countries, including France, over the return of several prisoners to their countries, ...