French Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a vote of confidence in parliament just three months after he entered office. President Emmanuel Macron had appointed Michel Barnier as Prime Minister without having the majority support in parliament following snap elections last July. Barnier’s appointment was made after President Macron’s coalition and the left-wing political parties, which together gained more votes than the far-right, failed to come up with a compromise candidate. The motion of no-confidence presented by the far-right Assemblée Nationale passed with 331 votes against 288.
Presidential elections are earmarked for April 2027, and the far-left is demanding President Macron to resign, however President Macron is set to appoint a new Prime Minister soon. The last time the French parliament successfully removed a Prime Minister through a no-confidence vote was in 1962, and the vote was against Prime Minister Georges Pompidou.
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