French PM Barnier faces vote of no confidence after budget row
French lawmakers are to hold a vote of no confidence on Wednesday to decide on the future of the centre-right minority government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. From 4 pm (1500 GMT), two motions are to be debated and voted on in the National Assembly - France's lower house - submitted by the left-wing camp and the far-right nationalists around Marine Le Pen.
In an interview with French broadcaster TF1 Le Pen says there was "no other solution" than to oust Barnier from his post.
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