Iran Press/Europe: It was previously announced that the French Parliament would convene to discuss the bill for the Prime Minister's removal, with some French lawmakers intending to cast a vote of no confidence against him.
Michel Barnier, the French Prime Minister, faced the wrath of opposition parties after unilaterally passing a budget bill without Congress's approval. Today, he witnessed the French Parliament convening to discuss a vote of confidence.
In response to the French Parliament's efforts to remove him, Michel Barnier previously stated that France's financial problems would not disappear with a vote of no confidence against him.
The French Parliament has voted to remove Barnier, making him the Prime Minister with the shortest tenure in French history following the vote of no confidence.
After Barnier used his powers to pass a social security bill without parliamentary approval, the left-wing opposition coalition in the French Parliament called for a vote of no confidence in his cabinet and the toppling of the government.
Michel Barnier, in an attempt to gain the support of the right-wing National Rally party, made last-minute changes to a social security bill. Ultimately, he risked the toppling of the government by using his special powers as Prime Minister to pass the bill without needing parliamentary approval.
The French Prime Minister, who emerged from the center-right, was tasked with forming a government by President Emmanuel Macron in September. The intense anger of the left-wing coalition in the French Parliament over Macron's action has led to a strong dependency of both President Macron and Barnier's government on the support of the far-right National Rally party.
