The last time the National Assembly brought down a government was in 1962. “The French will not forgive us if we put individual interests before that of the nation,” Mr Barnier pleaded to deputies in the chamber.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday opted to push through a contested budget bill without a vote in parliament.

France's far-right National Rally (RN) party said Monday will vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier in an upcoming no-confidence vote, the party announced through a post on X.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote could topple the government.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has invoked a special constitutional tool to push through the controversial 2025 austerity budget without a parliamentary vote

France’s major far-right party is ready to take down Michel Barnier’s government after he declined to meet all of their demands for next year’s budget. The breakdown was sparked by a move by Barnier to use a constitutional mechanism that allows for the adoption of the social security bill without a vote.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning almost certain to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone. Barnier on Monday invoked a rarely used constitutional mechanism to push through the contentious 2025 budget without parliamentary approval,

Opposition to Barnier has intensified in recent weeks, culminating in a Monday move by the prime minister to try and “ ram ” a social security bill through parliament without a vote having failed to get the support of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally for the bill.