CNN —French lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a no-confidence motion that is widely expected to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, as the country grapples with a deepening political crisis and massive budget deficit.
The no-confidence vote is the just the latest jolt on a political rollercoaster in France, where no single party has wielded a majority in parliament since snap elections in July.
No government has been ousted in a no-confidence vote since 1962 and Barnier would become France’s shortest-serving prime minister in history.
This gridlock has made the government’s budget problems much harder to solve.
The credit rating agency expects France’s budget deficit to reach 6.2% of GDP by the end of the year.
Persons:
Michel Barnier, Barnier, centrists, –, Emmanuel Macron, Russia’s, Tariq Kamal Chaudhry, “, ”, CNN’s Olesya, Saskya Vandoorne
Organizations:
CNN, Union, EU, Hamburg Commercial Bank, P Global
Locations:
Barnier, France, Greece, Ukraine, Hamburg