French Prime Minister loses no-confidence vote in parliament!
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a vote of no confidence in the lower house of parliament. He is forced to step down just three months after being appointed as head of government.
France has been in political limbo for some time. Michel Barnier's government has been under pressure. The crisis has been compounded by the country's inability to pass the next national budget. At one point, opposition lawmakers tabled a motion of no confidence in parliament against the government.
In a vote on Wednesday, 331 lawmakers in the 577-member lower house of parliament voted in favor of the no-confidence motion.
The last time a government was toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament in France was in 1962. This time, Prime Minister Bernier is forced to resign.
In September, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, 73, as prime minister. The country's veteran politician was the European Union's (EU) chief Brexit negotiator.
The Elysee Palace said President Macron would address the nation on Thursday on the overall situation.
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