French Government Falls, Au Revoir Monsieur Barnier

<p>Today, we look at the vote of no-confidence in the government headed by Prime Minister Michel Barnier in France.</p><p>It means Barnier has become the shortest-serving French prime minister since 1958.</p><p>Adam speaks to Marion Solletty - Executive Editor for France at POLITICO, and Shahin Vallée, former economic adviser to Emmanuel Macron, and senior research fellow at the German Council for Foreign Relations. </p><p>And, after six hours of martial law, South Korea’s president reversed his decision resulting in calls for the president to resign, or for his impeachment. Su Min Hwang former head of the BBC Korean Service helps Adam to unpack an extraordinary night for the country.</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.</p><p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere</p><p>Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper and Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Dan Ehrlich. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>