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The French parliament on Wednesday voted to oust premier Michel Barnier over his proposed deficit-cutting budget, plunging the country into deeper political turmoil.
A motion of no confidence was approved by 331 votes to 246 as Marine Le Pen’s far right party teamed up with a leftist bloc to bring down Barnier’s minority government.
Barnier has previously warned of a financial and economic “storm” should the government collapse without adopting his controversial 2025 budget that included €60bn in tax hikes and spending cuts.
President Emmanuel Macron will now have to select another prime minister, a task made difficult by a raucous parliament divided into three blocs, none of which is close to having a governing majority.
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