French government set to be toppled in no-confidence vote

France has been in a political limbo since Macron called a snap national vote in June after getting trounced in European elections

France looked set for more political turmoil after both the far-right National Rally and the leftist Socialists said they would vote to bring down the government.

National Rally President Jordan Bardella said in a radio interview Wednesday that his party would back a no-confidence motion scheduled for later this afternoon. Boris Vallaud, the head of the Socialists in the National Assembly, said separately on television that he, too, would support it. Those comments seemed to cement the end of Michel Barnier’s short term as prime minister, despite an appeal late on Tuesday from President Emmanuel Macron for lawmakers to support the government.