French Prime Minister Michel Barnier to Stay as Caretaker for Now. What Happens Next? Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday. President Emmanuel Macron will choose a replacement, though when that will happen is unclear.

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier Loses No-Confidence Vote Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could create a wider opening for the far right.

France’s Government Under Prime Minister Michel Barnier Faces Week of Reckoning The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The only question seems to be: How long he can last?