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Why is the French Government headed for collapse?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Dec 2024, 8:07pm
The French Government is struggling to pass the budget because it has no absolute majority, meaning it must negotiate with the far-right Rassemblement National or the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire. Photo / 123rf
The French Government is struggling to pass the budget because it has no absolute majority, meaning it must negotiate with the far-right Rassemblement National or the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire. Photo / 123rf

Why is the French Government headed for collapse?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Dec 2024, 8:07pm

The French Government is all but guaranteed to collapse in the coming days after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

If this goes forward, Barnier's coalition will be the first French Government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote since 1962.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says France is the second strongest economy in Europe - and stability is needed.

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