French prime minister to face potential ousting in high-stakes confidence vote

> Early reactions suggested the centrist prime minister could well lose his gamble, toppling a government that was formed only last December after the premature collapse of his predecessor Michel Barnier’s even shorter-lived administration.

Yeah France is not digging itself out of debt anytime soon.

> Opposition leaders said that if the government did fall, they would demand the dissolution of parliament and new elections. Bardella said: “Our fellow citizens are waiting for a change and a return to the ballot box: we are ready.”

Wonderful! Going to lead to an even more fractured parliament with Macron still at president until 2027 anyways. Ultimate government deadlock even worse than now.