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2024 French political crisis
France entered a political crisis after the 2024 French legislative election organized by the French president Emmanuel Macron in June 2024, which resulted in a hung parliament with the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) leading a plurality of seats. The French government submitted its resignation on 15 July 2024 but was kept in place by the president pending negotiations to appoint a new prime minister to form a new government.
On 26 August, Macron announced his refusal to appoint the NFP candidate as prime minister, which typically involves the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly being appointed as prime minister.[1] Macron desired for a centrist coalition to form and called for another round of consultations. The Greens and a faction of the Socialist Party (PS), both minority members of the NFP, announced their refusal to participate in further discussions.[2] This decision plunged France into a political crisis[2][3] and was followed by France Unbowed (LFI), the main party of the NFP, initiating impeachment proceedings against the French president on 31 August.
The caretaker government remained in place for 51 days,[2] unprecedented since the fallen Pompidou government lasted 62 days in 1962.[4] If no government had been appointed by 16 September, it would have been the longest period without a government in modern French history.[4]
President Macron named Michel Barnier as Prime Minister on 5 September. Barnier appointed his minority government composed of Ensemble, The Republicans, the Democratic Movement and Horizons. Three months later, following its usage of article 49.3 of the French constitution in order to push a social service financing bill without a parliamentary vote, the government was toppled by a motion of no confidence voted by the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) and far-right National Rally (RN); it was the first government to suffer such a fate since 1962 and became the shortest-tenured in the history of the Fifth Republic.[5][6][7]
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- ^ a b c Bland, Archie (28 August 2024). "Wednesday briefing: Why Emmanuel Macron doesn't want Lucie Castets as France's prime minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Prez Macron sparks political crisis in France by refusing to appoint leftwing Prime Minister". The Indian Express. 27 August 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b David, Romain (28 August 2024). "44 jours de gouvernement démissionnaire : une situation pas totalement inédite". Public Sénat (in French). Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "France in political crisis after no-confidence vote topples government". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "French government collapse turns the screws on Macron". Politico. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Dejean, Mathieu; Graulle, Pauline. "Le gouvernement Barnier tombe, après un réquisitoire et une motion de censure". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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