Véronique Champeil-Desplats, a public law professor at Paris-Nanterre University, discusses the unprecedented political instability in France as the Fifth Republic faces its biggest challenges yet. With three Prime Ministers in two years and the rise of the far-right, she suggests…
On October 5, 1962, a motion of censure was voted and passed, resulting in the downfall of Prime Minister Georges Pompidou’s government under President Charles de Gaulle. The censure followed de Gaulle’s proposed constitutional reform to allow direct election of…
France is on the brink of political instability as Prime Minister Michel Barnier prepares to face a no-confidence motion over the proposed budget, expected to lead to his removal. Struggling with a minority government, Barnier’s budget faced significant revisions due…
