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Barnier government | |
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45th Government of French Fifth Republic | |
Date formed | 5 September 2024 |
People and organisations | |
President of the Republic | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Michel Barnier |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Minority government (coalition) 212 / 577 (37%)
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History | |
Election | 2024 French legislative election |
Predecessor | Attal government |
The Barnier government (French: gouvernement Barnier) is the forty-fifth and incumbent government of France during the period of the French Fifth Republic. It was formed in September 2024 after President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier as Prime Minister on 5 September, replacing caretaker Gabriel Attal. After the governing coalition lost its status as the largest parliamentary bloc in the July snap election, Attal tendered his resignation, but was asked to continue until his successor was chosen.
On 5 September, Barnier was invited by Emmanuel Macron to "form a unity government".[1]
With only 212 out of 577 seats in the National Assembly (France's lower house of Parliament), the centre-right-coalition began as one of the smallest minority governments in French history and it will have to rely on support from other parties, such as the RN, in the Assembly.