France: PM Barnier is voted out by parliament after losing no-confidence vote

French PM Michel Barnier was voted out by parliament after losing the no-confidence vote, worsening the country's political and economic turmoil.

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00:00French Prime Minister Michael Barnier was voted out by Parliament after losing the non-confidence

00:05vote worsening the country's political and economic turmoil.

00:08The decision comes after Prime Minister Barnier's decision to resort to the controversial Article

00:1449.3 of the Constitution to approve the 2025 budget, which allows bills to be approved

00:22without a parliamentary vote, was met negatively by both the Far and Right-Wing parties.

00:28The National Assembly held a debate on Wednesday to vote on two motions censored one table

00:34by the Left-Wing Party's New People's Front and the other by Marine Le Pen's Far-Right

00:41National Rally Party.

00:42Barnier is not expected to resign after 331 out and 577 lawmakers voted against him.