Paris: Prime Minister Michel Bernier’s cabinet was forced to resign after the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Bernier’s cabinet was passed by a majority in the French Parliament. This is the second such historic incident in France after 6 decades. Earlier in 1962 the government had to resign. In the French Parliament, 331 votes were cast in favor of no-confidence, which was 43 votes more than the required 288 votes. Despite the fall of his own party’s government, President Emmanuel Macron boldly said he will remain in office until 2027. (They are not constitutionally required to be exempt.)
Despite this, a serious question has arisen before him as to who should be made the Prime Minister. Now after the July elections, the question of appointing a second Prime Minister has come before him.
However, at the end of the elections in July, a divided parliament was formed, with no party having a clear majority.
After the fall of Prime Minister Michel Bernier’s government, the President’s Office said that ‘President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation tonight. Therefore the government did not give much information on TV or radio. Meanwhile, Bernier had already submitted his resignation letter.
Bernier is the leader of the Conservative Party. Bernier, who took over as Prime Minister in September, is becoming Prime Minister for a short period of time. “Let me tell you that I appreciate the opportunity to serve France and the French people with dignity and respect,” he said in a speech to parliament before submitting his resignation. But I am sure that this no-confidence motion will make everything more serious and more difficult.
The reason for this no-confidence motion is Bernier’s proposed budget. It was in protest against this that this proposal was prepared on Wednesday.
The lower house of the French parliament is becoming increasingly heavy. No party got a clear majority in this. It has three main groups.
(1) Macron’s ‘centrist voices’ (2) Leftist alliance called ‘New Popular Front’. (3) Far right ‘National Rail’ Party. Now the New Popular Front is a leftist group. Whereas the National Rally Party is hard-right. The surprising thing is that the radical left and the radical right together ousted Bernier. This is due to the harsh austerity measures imposed by Bernier. France is burdened with heavy debt. Its budget deficit has reached 6 percent of GDP, which is likely to increase to 7 percent. In this the interest rate increases and losses are generated. Its bond-market-borrowing-costs are rising, so it’s reminiscent of the dire situation faced by the Geese in 2010-2012.
On the other hand, there is also financial crisis. Which is likely to affect the whole of Europe. There’s an old saying: ‘When France sneezes, Europe catches a cold.’