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Europe’s Hardening Cordon Sanitaire Against the Left
Last month, the world’s richest man offered the leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)— a former ...
French Premier Set to Survive No-Confidence Votes, Adopt Budget
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is set to ride out two no-confidence votes on Wednesday, giving him the stability ...
France's government expected to survive as far-right leader doesn’t support no-confidence motion
PARIS (AP) — The head of France’s far-right National Rally party said Tuesday he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed ...
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French PM set to survive no confidence vote
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected on Wednesday to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament, winning some ...
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French PM François Bayrou set to survive no confidence vote
A no-confidence vote is set for Wednesday in the National Assembly, requiring at least 289 of 577 votes to pass. While ...
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Attacking Migrants to Coax Marine Le Pen
It’s one of those ruthless little steps that French politics seems to live off nowadays. On Friday, January 24, hard-line ...
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French far right says will not back no-confidence motion over budget
France's main far-right party on Tuesday said it did not intend to back a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister ...
Bayrou rams through France budget, but should survive no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will use special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget on Monday, triggering a ...
Political showdown looms in France as new PM bids to force budget through
Francois Bayrou has warned he will use special executive powers this week to get his plans approved without a vote in ...
France braces for a political showdown as the new prime minister seeks to force a budget through
President Emmanuel Macron turned to Barnier in September in a bid to navigate the impasse. But Barnier’s proposed austerity ...
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The collapse of Barnier’s government shows bold choices are needed to end France’s political deadlock
The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier that has toppled his minority government ... Their intention is to force Emmanuel Macron to resign ahead of the French presidential election due in 2027. Both ...
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Moody's downgrades politically shaken France's credit rating
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Bayrou last Friday ... prime minister in 2024 after the 73-year-old conservative Michel Barnier fell on Dec. 4 when trying to pass the 2025 budget.