London | France faces weeks of political instability after lawmakers brought down the government on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), leaving the European Union’s second-largest economic power with no clear path to a new budget and threatening to further jolt financial markets.
Left-wing parties and the populist right National Rally joined forces in a parliamentary no-confidence vote to topple the three-month-old government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, capping months of tumult.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
