(FILES) This file photo taken on October 4, 1962 shows (From L) then French Prime Minister Georges Pompidou, Minister of Algerian Affairs Louis Joxe, Minister of State in charge of Scientific Research, Atomic Energy and Space Questions, Gaston Palewski, French junior minister in charge of the repatriation of French settlers from Algeria, François Missoffe and Labour Minister Gilbert Grandval, during debates prior to Pompidou being defeated in a vote of no confidence at the French National Assembly in Paris. If the government of Michel Barnier falls on December 4, 2024, it would be the first successful no-confidence vote since a defeat for Georges Pompidou's government in 1962, when Charles de Gaulle was president. (Photo by STAFF / AFP)