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France’s political crisis How the new government handles the political division in France
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The political landscape of France becomes more unstable due to the fall of Michel Barnier’s government. To keep running the essential government services, France’s lawmakers quickly passed a law. Approximately 481 members of the National Assembly greatly supported the law, while the far-left France Unbowed party chose not to vote in favor of this law. 

According to this law, ‌government officials should continue to collect taxes and keep Social Security payments going utilizing ‌last year’s announced budget. This law assists in stopping the financial shutdown. It also permits government officials to spend money to run and maintain public services. 

The reason behind ‌Barnier’s removal was his austerity budget. He made plans to reduce France’s 6.1% deficit but did not get enough support in parliament. In response, the political crisis in France increased and led to the fall of his government. His period of service was the shortest period in ‌France’s history. The newly passed law has a special purpose to make sure stability in some matter while ‌political instability remains uncertain. 

A new law has been passed but France is still grappling with many political tensions. Opposition Members of Parliament strongly criticized the Speaker of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet. This criticism is due to the blockage of changes that would have linked income taxes to inflation. Many experts say that this decision does not solve the rising living costs problems. 

One of the severe warnings was issued by outgoing Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin. According to him, without inflation indexing, 380,000 new households could fall into the tax bracket. He said the next budget may resolve this issue. But the longer period has caused frustration. 

The new Prime Minister of France, Francois Bayrou, has to create the 2025 budget that Parliament approved. He may have faced many difficulties in resolving the political matters of France. At the same time, no austerity measures should be accepted according to the far-left Finance Committee President. Bayrou needs to introduce a new method that can solve all crises to make France’s economy stable. The next few months will be important for France’s future as the new Prime Minister may solve all the complexities.  

Since June, the political crisis in France has increased. The far-right National Rally (RN) became the winner of elections for the EU parliament. At the same time, President Macron was defeated. 

Macron was greeted by having two early elections on June 30 and July 7, but none of the parties were able to reliably get the 289 members needed to form a majority in the National Assembly. In the second round, the New Popular Front (NFP), a left-wing league, received the most votes and seats. But in the enmity of this achievement, the process was retarded since the NFP could not agree on a prime ministerial candidate. Despite their neglect, they maintained that the prime minister must be from their union. 

The division between parties ‌makes France weaker. To run matters efficiently there is always a need for good leaders. But no leader has solved the financial problems of France. Due to this reason, the nation is in a state of uncertainty that hampers the efficient operation of the conduct.

The NFP put up Lucie Castets as prime minister on July 23 following weeks of internal strife. Her candidacy was retracted by President Macron, who stated that he would not name a new premier until mid-August, following the Paris Olympics. Particularly after Macron first refused and then tackled Premier Gabriel Attal’s resignation between July 8 and July 16, this delay sparked a reappraisal and heightened uncertainty. Macron named center-right politician Michel Barnier prime minister on September 5. But he failed to complete his serving period and was removed from the prime minister’s seat. His removal makes the political landscape of France more unstable. 

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