PARIS, Dec 6 (Alliance News): French President Emmanuel Macron announced he would appoint a new prime minister in the coming days after Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a no-confidence vote, marking a major political crisis for France.
Barnier, who served only three months as prime minister, resigned following the parliamentary rejection of his fiscal plans, making him the shortest-serving premier in modern French history.
Macron emphasized that the incoming prime minister’s top priority would be securing parliamentary approval for the 2025 budget, with interim measures to extend the 2024 budget set for mid-December.
In a televised address, Macron blamed the crisis on an “anti-republican front” formed by far-right and left-wing parties, denying any personal responsibility for the divided parliament resulting from his snap election in June.
Despite political pressure, he reaffirmed his commitment to serve until the end of his term in May 2027.
Macron called for a government that represents a range of political parties willing to cooperate or abstain from censuring the administration. Until a new government is formed, Barnier and his cabinet will remain in a caretaker capacity.
