On Wednesday, the French government was toppled after far-left and far-right lawmakers passed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet. Barnier, a conservative who had only been in office for three months, is now required to resign along with his government and present their resignations to President Emmanuel Macron. This is the first time since 1962 that a French government has been ousted in this manner, leading to uncertainty in the second-largest economy in the EU. Barnier’s opponents needed 299 votes to remove him, and they received 331, effectively forcing him to step down. This situation is still developing, and updates are expected to follow.
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