Voting for a no-confidence motion at this stage would be “premature,” Guillaume Bigot, a National Rally lawmaker, told the National Assembly, after bragging that “a single tweet by Marine Le Pen” was enough to force Mr. Barnier’s hand.

The French government on Tuesday survived a no-confidence motion brought by leftist lawmakers who argue its makeup and policies don’t reflect the results of the recent legislative election.

France’s minority government is expected to survive a no-confidence vote on Tuesday in a test for conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier, forced to rely on the far right’s good will to be able to

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier passed the first test of his new government on Tuesday, as a leftist no-confidence motion failed to garner enough votes to bring down his center-right administration.

The Tuesday vote comes as Barnier's fragile government faces a major challenge to get next year's budget approved, despite not having a majority in parliament.View on euronews