{"id":2376690,"date":"2024-12-05T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-blames-coalition-of-the-irresponsible-for-government-collapse\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:14:28","slug":"macron-blames-coalition-of-the-irresponsible-for-government-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-blames-coalition-of-the-irresponsible-for-government-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron blames &#8216;coalition of the irresponsible&#8217; for government collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmacron-blames-coalition-of-the-irresponsible-for-government-collapse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2376690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French president Emmanuel \u2064Macron is looking for a new \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-responds-to-myanmars-military-coup-we-will-take-action\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Responds To Myanmar\u2019s Military Coup: We \u2018Will Take Action\u2019\">government leader<\/a> after \u200ca historic no-confidence\u200d vote against Prime Minister Michel \u200cBarnier, \u200cwere 331 out of 577 \u2062members of \u2064the National \u200bAssembly voted too dissolve \u2063his \u2063government. This marks the\u200d first triumphant no-confidence \u200bvote \u200cin the\u2062 French\u200d Parliament since 1962. Macron\u200b attributed \u2062the\u2062 ousting to a &#8220;coalition of the irresponsible,&#8221; referring to \u200dthe \u2063rare collaboration between the\u2062 hard-left New Popular Front and the hard-right National Rally that led\u2064 to \u2063the voteS success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Macron blames &lsquo;coalition of the irresponsible&rsquo; for historic ousting of French government<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1902109\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> is seeking a replacement to head the government after the right and left wings of Parliament unified for a no-confidence vote against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Wednesday, the National Assembly voted to dissolve Prime Minister Michel Barnier&rsquo;s government, with 331 out of 577 members affirming the decision. It is the first successful no-confidence vote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">French Parliament<\/a> since 1962.<\/p>\n<p>Macron blamed the ousting of his prime minister on a &ldquo;coalition of the irresponsible&rdquo; &mdash; a comment on how the vote was carried through with cooperation between the hard-left New Popular Front&nbsp;alliance and hard-right National Rally party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Prime Minister Michel Barnier, left, stand at attention during commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended World War I on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The prime minister and his Cabinet will now leave their positions after just nine weeks. It is a stunning rebuke of Macron&rsquo;s attempts to walk a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">centrist line amid<\/a> a growing deadlock in French politics.<\/p>\n<p>Macron, as president and head of state, will not be affected by the reshuffle and will stay in office until his second term ends in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The president is asking Barnier to stay on as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-still-unable-to-form-a-government-after-record-breaking-226-days\/\" title=\"Dutch Still Unable to Form a Government After Record-Breaking 226 Days\">caretaker prime minister<\/a> while he rushes to fill the power vacuum. <\/p>\n<p>It is a precarious situation of Macron&rsquo;s own making. The president called a snap election in June, hoping that a majority coalition would emerge and bring some &ldquo;clarification&rdquo; to the gridlocked Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing alliance and centrist alliance coordinated the strategic removal of their candidates from ballots to block the National Rally from securing what was expected to be a historic victory. The strategy worked to a degree, but the president&rsquo;s hopes for clarification were dashed.<\/p>\n<p>The New Popular Front came out on top and the Ensemble alliance came in behind it, but the National Rally still managed to make significant gains in the Assembly &mdash; resulting in no clear majority and a hung Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to appease the increasingly powerful right-wing, Macron appointed the conservative-leaning centrist Barnier. <\/p>\n<p>This pleased no one, culminating in weeks of gridlock on attempts to pass France&rsquo;s 2025 national budget. Unable to find compromise among the warring parties, Barnier invoked special powers to force the passage of the budget without a vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech at the National Assembly following France&rsquo;s opposition lawmakers&rsquo; motion for a no-confidence vote on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo\/Michel Euler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Left revolted with a no-confidence vote, and the Right supported it. Centrists called it irresponsible, but the two wings called it inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>As the party with the most seats, the left-wing coalition has promised to swat down any future prime minister who does not come from the ranks of its coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, lawmakers across the spectrum have begun to murmur about the necessity of a resignation from Macron if the Assembly has any chance of passing legislation.<\/p>\n<p>National Rally leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marine-le-pen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marine Le Pen<\/a> appears to be biding time, awaiting a more opportune moment for her next move. She has thus far refused to call for the president&rsquo;s resignation but warned that political pressure will continue to mount.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Macron, who will address the French public Thursday for the first time since the no-confidence vote, is just trying to keep his head above water.<\/p>\n<p>The political enfants terribles of the Left, Right, and center are stuck with one another until July 2025 &mdash; the soonest that another snap election can be called.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1902109\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1902109\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macron blames &#8216;irresponsible coalition&#8217; for government ousting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2376691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24339356200369.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46188,46189,46187,6103],"class_list":["post-2376690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-coalition-of-the-irresponsible","tag-french-politics","tag-government-collapse","tag-macron"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24339356200369.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376690"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376694,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376690\/revisions\/2376694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}