The move, intended to reduce France’s public-sector deficit from 6.1% of GDP to 5% through €60 billion in tax increases and spending cuts, has been heavily criticized from both political sides. French media have referred to the no-confidence vote as a "moment of truth" that could plunge the country into political uncertainty.

France's government on Wednesday faces a no confidence vote that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted waters of political chaos .

In the interview with the TF1 and France 2 television channels, Barnier said: "It's not a question of political survival for me. "I've been in this office for three months. I arri

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all but certain to oust the fragile coalition of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, deepening the political crisis in the euro zone's second-largest economy.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone

French lawmakers said they tabled a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday, setting up a vote that could see the far right topple his government within days.

France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country's budget and the future of the government, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Tuesday. Expectations that Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government will collapse this week have hit the stock and bond markets of France,

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has used special powers to push through a social security budget bill without a vote by MPs, in a move expected to trigger vote of no confidence in government. Opposition parties are now set to trigger that vote - which could take place as early as Wednesday - and which Barnier's minority government is unlikely