France’s government has fallen and political chaos has returned. Here are 3 scenarios for what could happen next

By Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University

France’s minority government led by right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote, the latest shock to the country’s deadlocked political system in a turbulent six months.

The no confidence vote was supported by an unlikely, sizeable coalition of French MPs from the far left, left and far right.

The move comes after a Barnier government challenge to the French lower house, the National Assembly. With the National Assembly not likely to support

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