PARIS: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one on Sunday (Sep 22) as threats of a no-confidence motion in parliament multiplied. The lo
faced pressure from day one on Sunday as threats of a no-confidence motion in parliament multiplied.
Veteran far-right leader Marine Le Pen meanwhile saw her National Rally emerge as the single largest party in the Assembly. Far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has called the new lineup"a government of the general election losers".Even before the announcement, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Saturday in a left-wing protest to denounce what they called a denial of July's election results.
While Macron's party Renaissance had to relinquish some key positions, it still got most of the minister jobs – 12 out of 39.Demonstrators take part in a protest against the new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, France on Saturday, Sep 21, 2024.
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