In France, there is a vote of confidence in the government today. If the government loses the vote, the French government will face a vote of no confidence for the first time since the early 60s.
The government drifted into a crisis after the prime minister Michel Barnier the other day had forced through the government’s social security cuts without a vote.
Both the left and the far-right National Alliance have said they support the motion of no confidence.
Yesterday, Barnier appealed to MPs and their responsibility so that the country would not be plunged deeper into a political crisis.