PARIS (KAP) - France's minority government may be on the brink of power as opposition lawmakers this week moved to a vote of no confidence. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves, cabinet members warned of domestic and international unrest if the government is toppled.
Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative aligned with French President Emmanuel Macron's centrists, acknowledged his government's fragile position in the wake of the crucial budget vote in a television interview on Tuesday. Next year's draft budget must be approved by December 21.
If the no-confidence vote passes in parliament thanks to what he described as an "alliance" between the left and the far right, "there will be a big storm and very serious turbulence in the financial markets", Barnier said.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot also raised warning signs.
"At a time when war is at hand, when the planet is in chaos, when China and the United States want to overtake us ... those who decide to overthrow the Barnier government and deprive France of its budget will be responsible for the disorder and confusion," Barrot told CNews news television on Wednesday.
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