"Introducing the NFP parties’ no-confidence motion on Wednesday afternoon, France Insoumise MP Éric Coquerel insisted that this was not just a vote on Barnier’s minority government. He promised “today we sound the death knell of a term in office — the president’s.” Macron may not depart the stage just yet, with parliament unlikely to impeach him, and voters may still not get their say on his replacement before 2027. But if the president called a snap election in June promising a return to stability, he has merely sped up the collapse of his authority."

https://jacobin.com/2024/12/france-government-barnier-macron-nfp

"[#Barnier's] appointment represents an attempt to guarantee #Macron’s anti-labour agenda under the watchful eye of the #RN, who will have the right of life and death over his premiership. He has become linchpin of a de facto alliance between #Macronism and the #FarRight." - #RomaricGodin

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/the-gravedigger
#MichelBarnier #polFr #Matignon #Macronie #FrenchPolitics #PolitiqueFrançaise #droitisation #macronlepénisme

"Through a combination of tactical subtlety, daring and technocratic brio, Mr Macron has divided and ruled French politics since 2017. But by indulging his characteristic desire to remain in complete control of events, even after losing, he is acting against the best interests of the country he leads."—The Guardian >

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/28/the-guardian-view-on-france-ungoverned-a-humbled-president-must-learn-humility

"France Passes Immigration Bill That Boosts Authorities’ Power to Deport Foreigners"

The adopted text shows how Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration party — Le Rassemblement National — is shaping mainstream thinking across France.

#WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/france-passes-immigration-bill-that-boosts-authorities-power-to-deport-foreigners-e9b00d6e