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French government set to fall in no-confidence vote
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Prime Minister Michel Barnier stand at attention during commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the November 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, November 11, 2024
THE French government appears likely to fall tonight as the National Assembly is to hold a no-confidence vote.
The lower house of parliament’s largest coalition, the left-wing New Popular Front, and the biggest single party, the far-right National Rally, have both vowed to vote down Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s administration.
Its fall would plunge France into uncharted waters of political chaos.
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