Months of political instability loom as French government nears collapse

Prime Minister Michel Barnier's minority government's survival has always depended on the indulgence of its enemies.

French government faces vote of no confidence

Yahoo News - 4h
Dollar climbs after Trump’s Brics tariff threat and French political woes

Currency on course for biggest daily rise since November 5 US presidential election
Financial Times - 33m
French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone
ABC News - 3h
French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget

Michel Barnier is unlikely to survive a no-confidence vote, tabled by left and far-right parties.
BBC News - 39m
French Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Over Budget Bill

Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote this week could topple him and his cabinet.
The New York Times - 1h
Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain

Colombian officials say most of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France, in which two people were killed and dozens were injured, are citizens of the South American country, who reside in Spain
ABC News - 2h
Inflation Concerns Loom as Trumponomics Revs Up

Investors are bracing for the latest data as the president-elect’s economic agenda of cutting immigration and taxes, while raising tariffs takes shape.
The New York Times - 5d