France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote that could leave the country without a functioning government or a budget as it enters the new year.

Following the June-July parliamentary elections, the National Assembly, France’s powerful lower house of parliament, is divided into three major blocs: a left-wing coalition known as the New Popular Front, Macron’s centrist allies and the far-right National Rally party. None won an outright majority.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday opted to push through a contested budget bill without a vote in parliament. National Rally (RN) has failed to extract concessions from the conservative minority government,

Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote this week could topple him and his cabinet.

France's minority government is in a precarious position, with the far-right National Rally party promising to force the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's cabinet unless it yields to its demands on next year's budget.

Finance Minister Antoine Armand said France won’t accept artificial budget deadlines from Marine Le Pen even as the far-right leader gave her strongest indication yet that she’s prepared to topple the government as soon as this week.

The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties said they will vote in favour of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that France needed stability, when asked about a possible 'ultimatum' given to him by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party due to widespread opposition to his proposed budget.

France's political landscape faces significant upheaval as Prime Minister Michel Barnier's minority government confronts a no-confidence vote scheduled for Wednesday. The motion, initiated across the political spectrum,