French Opposition Asks for No-Confidence Vote on Macron’s Government

French Opposition Asks for No-Confidence Vote on Macron’s Government
French President Emmanuel Macron walks ahead of his aide Alexandre Benalla at the end of the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2018. Reuters/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
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PARIS—France’s opposition conservative party said on Tuesday it had asked for a vote of no-confidence against the government over the furor engulfing President Emmanuel Macron’s bodyguard, who was filmed hitting protesters during a May Day rally.

Macron is under fire in the biggest political crisis of his tenure after the interior minister and a police chief said on Monday the presidency told them in May it would deal with the bodyguard.