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French Green Party Files No-Confidence Motion Over Heatwave Response
France's Green Party announced it will file a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a late-June heatwave. The party cited at least 1,000 excess deaths reported by the public health agency.
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France's Green Party announced Tuesday it will file a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a late-June heatwave. The motion follows the party's criticism of the government's response to the heatwave, which the public health agency linked to at least 1,000 excess deaths.
Officials have not yet commented on the planned vote in response to the announcement.
The public health agency recorded the excess deaths during the late-June period when temperatures rose across multiple regions. >"France's Green Party has said it will launch a no-confidence motion against Sébastien Lecornu's government over its handling of a late-June heatwave that caused at least 1,000 excess deaths according to the public health agency." — France 24
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