French lawmakers will debate and vote on the no-confidence motions filed against the fragile government of Michel Barnier on Wednesday, APA reports citing CNBC.
The motions, which have been tabled by the opposition left-wing bloc and by the far-right National Rally party, will be debated at around 4 p.m., the National Assembly said in a social media post.
The government must step down if the either measure is approved by parliament.
It comes after French Prime Minister Barnier on Monday opted to push through a highly-contested budget bill without parliamentary approval by deploying special constitutional powers.
The left and right are widely expected to be able to form an alliance to oust the current center-right government.
Attempts at compromise over the budget bill — which outlines 60 billion euros ($63.16 billion) in tax hikes and spending cuts to reduce France’s deficit — stalled over the weekend.
It is unclear what will happen next, if the government is toppled. New parliamentary elections cannot be held until next June, 12 months after the last snap vote that was called by French President Emmanuel Macron this year.
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