Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted from office after parties from the left and right of French politics united following his controversial forced budget.
France’s government was ousted after lawmakers voted in favor of a no-confidence motion on Dec. 4.
The National Assembly passed the no-confidence motion with 331 votes, surpassing the 288-vote simple majority needed.
The move has set the eurozone’s second-biggest economy sailing on a course bound for political and economic turbulence.
The no-confidence vote removes Michel Barnier from his role as prime minister. French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Barnier to the position in September.
Barnier encountered resistance in the weeks that followed as he pushed a financial plan aimed at curbing France’s budget deficit. In a last appeal before the vote, Barnier said the deficit “will not disappear by the magic of a motion of censure.”
