French President Emmanuel Macron came out fighting a day after a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes at the National Assembly left France without a functioning government. He slammed his opponents on the far right for bringing down Barnier's government and choosing "disorder.” For deeper insight and perspective on the president's condemnation of the far right and the far left uniting in what he deemed “an anti-Republican front”, FRANCE 24 welcomes Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.

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