French House of Representatives passes no-confidence motion...Sixty-two years after coalition government collapse

The French House of Representatives approved a no-confidence motion in Michel Barnier's government.

As a result, Barnier's government, which took office in September, has resigned.

France's lower house of parliament voted in favor of a no-confidence motion in Barnier's government, proposed by a left-wing coalition, on the evening of the 4th local time.

Under the French Constitution, if a majority of MPs in the House of Commons approve the no-confidence motion, the government should resign immediately.

It is the first time in 62 years that the French government has been dissolved by the House of Representatives' vote of no confidence since Georges Pompidou's government in 1962.

Barnier was distrusted by the House of Representatives 90 days after taking office on September 5, making him the shortest prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic of France.

Barnier's government submitted next year's budget to the House of Representatives, which calls for public spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the country's fiscal deficit.

Opposition parties, on the other hand, have opposed some provisions of the government's budget, fearing a reduction in social welfare and weakening French purchasing power.

Barnier said on the 2nd that he would adopt the Social Security Finance Bill by invoking Article 49 (3) of the Constitution, which allows the bill to be processed without a House vote under the government's responsibility.

As a result, both left and far-right camps immediately proposed a no-confidence motion in the government, leading to a vote.