"Neither the move from the far right nor hard left are expected to garner enough votes to be a serious threat, but they show Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu still faces strong opposition from within the parliament that toppled his two predecessors. France has been mired in political crisis since Macron in 2024 called snap polls which he hoped would consolidate his majority but instead ended up in a deeply divided lower house."
"Opposition parties accused Macron of doing too little too late, as the accord is expected to be signed next week. Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right National Rally (RN), late Thursday said his party would be filing a no-confidence motion in French parliament over Macron "betraying French farmers". He accused the president of "claiming today to oppose" the deal between the European Union and South American bloc Mercosur, "after years of negotiations without ever defending French interests"."
Two French political parties filed no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron's government, increasing pressure on the cabinet after months of parliamentary deadlock. Neither the far-right nor hard-left motions are expected to secure enough votes to topple the government, but they underline strong opposition to Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu within the deeply divided lower house that followed the 2024 snap polls. The motions respond in part to Macron's late public opposition to an EU-Mercosur trade deal that has angered French farmers. National Rally accused Macron of betraying farmers and failing to defend French interests in negotiations. France Unbowed filed a separate censure motion citing humiliation in Brussels and Washington.
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