Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could further unsettle credit markets and create a wider opening for the far right.

Michel Barnier is forced out as France's prime minister in a no-confidence vote. He was appointed after July’s inconclusive parliamentary election.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a vote of no confidence in Paris' National Assembly, meaning the collapse of Emmanuel Macron's government.A total of 331 MPs voted for the motion. Only 288 votes were required.