France In A State Of Flux

Benjamin Barton, Head of School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham Malaysia

04-Dec-24 07:30

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The 2-month-old minority government of France's prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing near-certain defeat in a no-confidence vote. This is after he forced through an austerity budget which rallied opposition lawmakers from both a left-wing alliance and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party. Benjamin Barton, Head of School of Politics and International Relations at University of Nottingham Malaysia, gives us a rundown on what's happening there.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: economy, government, politics, international, controversies

Tags: france, government, prime minister, confidence vote, no-confidence vote, austerity, budget, nottingham university,

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