French Government Collapses After Vote Of No Confidence
French Government Collapses After Vote Of No Confidence
Barnier, who had been in office for just three months, will now have to resign, marking the shortest tenure for a prime minister in France's Fifth Republic.The French government collapsed on Wednesday following a successful no-confidence vote, throwing France, the eurozone's second-largest economy, into political turmoil.
法國政府星期三在成功通過不信任投票後倒臺，將歐元區第二大經濟體法國推入政治動盪。
The Details: The motion passed with 331 votes, far exceeding the required 288, as lawmakers from both the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) alliance and the far-right National Rally (RN) united in opposition.
詳情：該動議以331票通過，遠遠超過所需的288票，因爲左翼新人民陣線（NFP）聯盟和極右翼國民集會（RN）的議員團結反對。
The historic vote was triggered after Prime Minister Michel Barnier used special constitutional powers to force a social security budget bill through Parliament without a vote.
這一歷史性投票是在米歇爾·巴爾尼爾總理利用特殊憲法權力強行通過社會保障預算法案而不經過投票的情況下引發的。
Barnier, who had been in office for just three months, will now have to resign, marking the shortest tenure for a prime minister in France's Fifth Republic.
巴爾尼爾總理僅在任職三個月後就不得不辭職，這標誌着他成爲法蘭西第五共和國曆史上任職時間最短的總理。
Why It Matters: The government's fall complicates France's efforts to address its budget deficit and implement planned spending cuts and tax increases.
爲什麼重要：政府的垮臺給法國努力解決預算赤字、實施計劃的支出削減和稅收增加帶來了複雜性。
French President Emmanuel Macron must face the challenge of appointing a new prime minister, with the political landscape remaining divided until the next possible legislative elections in summer 2025.
法國總統埃馬紐埃爾·馬克龍必須面對任命新總理的挑戰，政治局勢將保持分裂狀態，直到2025年夏季可能舉行的下次立法選舉。
Barnier is expected to resign immediately and Macron is supposed to ask him to continue as a "caretaker" prime minister while looking for a replacement.
預計巴爾尼爾將立即辭職，馬克龍應請他繼續擔任「看守」總理，同時尋找替代者。
Investors can monitor the market's reaction to the political turmoil through the iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSE:EWQ) which provides targeted exposure to the French economy. The ETF's top holdings include LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (OTC:LVMHF) (OTC:LVMUY), TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) and Schneider Electric SE (OTC:SBGSY).
投資者可以通過法國etf-ishares（NYSE:EWQ）監測市場對政治動盪的反應，該基金提供了針對法國經濟的定向曝光。 該etf的主要持倉包括路易威登（場外交易:LVMHF）（場外交易:LVMUY），TotalEnergies SE（紐交所:TTE）和Schneider Electric SE（場外交易:SBGSY）。
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