PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a no-confidence vote on Wednesday that, if successful - as appears likely, barring any last-gasp turnaround - will leave France at risk of entering 2025 without a government or a budget.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's three-month-old minority government was toppled on Wednesday evening in a no-confidence motion supported by left-wing and far-right lawmakers. The collapse, which was precipitated by a fight over Barnier's austerity budget,

Michel Barnier’s government was the first to fall as a consequence of a no confidence vote in France since 1962.