In France, the government of Michel Barnier faces resignation: the vote of Deputies today, at 15: 00 GMT
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The French parliament will vote on a vote of no confidence in the Government of Michel Barnier because of the pension law. The opposition parties of Melenchon and Le Pen have united against the incumbent prime minister.
After Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed through the pension law, the parties of Melenchon and Le Pen decided to pass a vote of no confidence in it. Voting will take place in the coming hours.
Reports UNN with reference to Rai and EFE.
Unless a big surprise happens, the French government led by Michel Barnier will be forced to resign this Wednesday. The corresponding forecast may come true after the vote of no confidence, which was put to the vote at 16.00.
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The vote of no confidence was put forward by the new Popular Front (NNF) and supported by the National Association (no), Marine Le Pen's party.
Thus, the French National Assembly has two votes of no confidence on its agenda: one represented by deputies of the left - wing coalition of the new Popular Front (La France Insoumise, Socialists, Greens and communists), and the other from the extreme majority.
The opposition has 24 hours to express a vote of no confidence. Voting can take place as early as today.
It is also worth noting that since 1962, no French government has been forced to resign as a result of such a vote.
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The crux of the problem that Michel Barnier's government is most likely to be defeated is the Social Security funding bill.
It was supposed to be considered starting at 15:00, but Barnier, speaking in the House of the National Assembly, announced the application of Article 49.3 of the Constitution, which allows the adoption of the law without passing a parliamentary vote.
"The French will not forgive us for preferring private interests to the future of the nation. .. We have reached the moment of truth that puts everyone in charge," Barnier said.
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"Faced with this yet another denial of democracy, we will challenge the government. Michel Barnier will go down in history as the person with the shortest mandate," said MP Mathilde panneau, leader of the left - wing La France Insoumise (LFI) group in the chamber led by Jean-Luc Melenchon. Shortly thereafter, Marine Le Pen's right-wing National Association (RN) confirmed that it would vote alongside the left to overthrow the government.
For his part, the head of the economy, Antoine Armand, warned of the "instability" that the fall of the government could cause.
"We are not exposing the government and budget to a vote of no confidence, but the country that we are putting at risk. If interest rates rise tomorrow, if taxes rise, the French will pay for the consequences," he said.
Barnier's difficulty pushing through the 2025 budget in a deeply divided parliament has plunged France into its second political crisis in six months.
Since its formation in September, the Barnier minority government has relied on the support of the National Front for its survival.
A budget bill that aims to contain France's growing public deficit by raising taxes by 60 billion euros (США 63 billion) and cutting spending could mean the end of this shaky balance sheet.
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