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Coverage dated December 2, 2024 to December 4, 2024

Prime Minister Barnier to resign as France's political crisis deepens

Headline from Voice of America

Barnier's resignation caps weeks of tensions over the budget, which Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally said was too harsh on working people

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  1. Newsweek

    French political crisis deepens: What if Barnier's government falls? (opens Newsweek)

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    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's minority government faces a no-confidence vote on Wednesday.

  2. Newsweek

    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier loses no-confidence vote (opens Newsweek)

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    Barnier is expected to resign after French lawmakers voted 331 out of 574 in support of the no-confidence motion.

  3. Voice of America

    Prime Minister Barnier to resign as France's political crisis deepens (opens Voice of America)

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    Barnier's resignation caps weeks of tensions over the budget, which Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally said was too harsh on working people

  4. New York Post

    French PM Michel Barnier to resign as country plunges deeper into political crisis (opens New York Post)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron is rushing to tap a new prime minister after Michel Barnier gears up to resign.

  5. NPR

    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet lose no-confidence vote (opens NPR)

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    The French government has fallen in a no-confidence vote, and the prime minister is resigning. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Saudi Arabia to return and address the nation.

  6. The Guardian

    Emmanuel Macron to address French nation as pressure grows to name new PM (opens The Guardian)

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    Michel Barnier submitted resignation after being ousted in record time by vote of no confidence

  7. CBS News

    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigning after parliament's no-confidence vote (opens CBS News)

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    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is resigning after a no-confidence vote by lawmakers, fueling concern over a "new era of political instability."

  8. The Guardian

    French PM to resign after government falls while Macron seeks solution to crisis (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Michel Barnier to present resignation to president after being ousted in record time by vote of no confidence

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