Not since 1962 has a French government been ousted by a no-confidence vote. But today at 2pm ET, that’s exactly what’s widely expected to happen. The vote, uniting left and right opposition parties, will bring a premature end to the government of Michel Barnier and turn him into the shortest-serving PM in French history. Meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron is on a presidential visit to Saudi Arabia, where he said he does not intend to resign if the cabinet falls. ABC News reported: President Emmanuel Macron insisted he will serve the rest of his term until 2027 despite growing opposition calls for his departure amid the turmoil. However, Macron will need to appoint a new prime minister for the second time this year, further reshaping France’s political balance after his party’s losses in July’s legislative elections.” Macron insisted that discussions about his removal or resigning from office were ‘make-believe politics.' https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/today-no-confidence-vote-will-topple-french-government/ Bullet casings recovered at the scene of Wednesday's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — which New York City police called a "brazen" and "premeditated, preplanned targeted attack" — apparently were inscribed with words referring to health insurance claim denial tactics. NBC News reported that three live 9mm rounds and three discharged 9mm shell casings were found at the scene. Citing two law enforcement officials, the New York Times said police are investigating apparent messages on the casings, specifically words such as “delay” and “deny," which may point to ways health insurance companies attempt to avoid paying patient claims. The New York Post published a similar report, noting that sources said words such as “deny,” “depose,” and “defend” were engraved on live rounds and shell casings. The Post added that the words are similar to the main title of a 2010 book, “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.” CBS News published a video report discussing the apparently engraved words. Police continue to look for the shooting suspect. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the suspect appeared to be lying in wait for Thompson for several minutes, CBS News reported, adding that a senior NYPD official said the suspect's arrival before Thompson outside the Hilton indicates that he knew about the CEO's comings and goings. In recent months, quite a few pundits have been openly warning us that World War III has begun. Sadly, those pundits are quite correct. Right now, a historic global struggle is being waged by two very powerful alliances. The “western alliance” made up of the United States, Europe, Israel and their allies is engaged in a battle for supremacy with the “eastern alliance” made up of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Syria and their allies. Over the past week, this battle for supremacy has erupted on a couple of new fronts, but most Americans have no idea what is really going on. Just look at what is happening in Syria. Most Americans have no idea that radical Sunni Muslims backed by the western alliance just conducted a highly successful offensive on Syria’s second largest city and are threatening to overthrow the Assad regime once and for all… The Syrian military and its ally Russia conducted deadly joint air raids Monday on areas that Islamist-led rebels seized control of over the weekend. The strikes were a response to a lightning offensive by the rebels that saw them wrest control of swathes of northwest Syria from government forces. Now the civil war in Syria has freshly erupted, and if Assad gets toppled that will be a major victory for the western alliance. Of course the eastern alliance does not plan to go down without a fight. Over the weekend, Iraqi militia groups that are backed by Iran “have been pouring across the border into eastern Syria”… And it appears that Iranian military forces could be on the verge of intervening directly in the conflict… Boroujerdi told a news conference in Damascus that Iran was ready to render military assistance to Syria. “Iran’s military aid will be provided as soon as Tehran receives a request from the Syrian government. We are going to announce it immediately,” the Iranian deputy said. Iran normally prefers to fight their wars using proxy forces. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Meanwhile, Israel’s ceasefire with Hezbollah seems to be breaking down already… The ceasefire in Lebanon, barely five days old, is near collapse as of Monday after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel, following the Biden-Harris administration’s erroneous claim that Israeli surveillance drones violated the agreement. Ultimately, so many of these conflicts are interrelated. Ukraine is hoping that at least some Russian forces get diverted to Syria to help the Assad regime, because last month the Ukrainians lost a great deal of territory… Ukraine is the one place where the western alliance is losing badly, and western politicians are extremely determined to turn things around. But the truth is that unless NATO gets directly involved, Ukraine will definitely lose. As the war drags on, Ukrainian soldiers are deserting from their posts in staggering numbers… Before I conclude this article, I want to mention one more nation where the great battle between east and west has suddenly erupted. In Georgia, angry protesters that are being backed by the western alliance have been clashing violently with the police for days. Just like we witnessed in Ukraine in 2014, it appears that this could be an attempt to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Georgia… Sadly, the great struggle between east and west that we are witnessing is just going to continue to intensify, and at this stage it should be obvious to everyone that it is not going to have a happy ending. We live in such perilous times, and if you have not been paying much attention to what is going on around the world now would be a great time to start. The French government collapsed Wednesday after its lower house of parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the Wall Street Journal reported. The National Assembly passed a no confidence motion with 331 votes, above the 288 needed, forcing Barnier and his cabinet to resign. The motion stemmed from widespread backlash over Barnier’s efforts to force through an austere budget to fix the country’s growing deficits.
Today, a No-Confidence Vote Will Topple the French Government for the First Time Since 1962 – Michel Barnier Becomes the Shortest-Serving Prime Minister – Macron Will Not Resign:
The Times added that patients, lawmakers, and others have fiercely criticized UnitedHealthcare — one of the America’s largest health insurers — for denying patient claims.
World War III Is Heating Up On Several Fronts, But Most Americans Have No Idea...
French government collapses after National Assembly ousts Prime Minister in no confidence vote:
