French Prime Minister Michel Barnier (center) delivers an overall policy statement to the French National Assembly on October 1, 2024 in Paris. A sudden election was held this summer to bring some stability, resulting in a hung parliament causing political chaos.
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French lawmakers will debate and vote on Wednesday on a motion of no confidence against Michel Barnier’s government.
The National Assembly posted on social media that the motions, proposed by the opposition left-wing bloc and the far-right National Rally party, will be debated at around 4 p.m.
If both measures are approved by parliament, the government would have to step down.
This comes after French Prime Minister Barnier chose on Monday to push through a controversial budget bill without a vote in parliament by deploying special constitutional powers.
It is unclear what will happen next if the government is overthrown. New parliamentary elections will not be held until June next year, 12 months after the last early vote called by French President Emmanuel Macron this year.
Macron will also need to appoint a new prime minister – a politically fraught task given the divisive nature of the current parliament.
—CNBC’s Holly Ellyatt contributed to this article.
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