
1 Vote For, 404 Against: French Budget Bill Unanimously Rejected
There is growing uncertainty whether the parliament can pass an austerity budget by the end of the year.

There is growing uncertainty whether the parliament can pass an austerity budget by the end of the year.

This is the first time the Rassemblement National has managed to get a law passed, thanks to a coalition of the right and part of the centre.

The question is whether France can afford the luxury of yet another useless government.

The Republican front no longer seems convincing.

This is the first time in the history of the fifth republic that a prime minister has been denied confidence.

Astonishingly, the French parliament’s president blamed the conservative outlet for the violence.