The toppling of the Michel Barnier-led government after just three months in office would present President Emmanuel Macron with an unenviable dilemma over how to go forwards and who to appoint in his place.

France's far-right National Rally (RN) party said Monday will vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier in an upcoming no-confidence vote, the party announced through a post on X. Barnier said on Monday he would try to ram a social security bill through parliament without a vote,

The French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said it is "possible" he could survive a no-confidence vote in his minority government. Opposition parties have tabled the motion to oust the former Brexit negotiator after he used special powers to force through his budget without a vote.