Three months after he was appointed prime minister by French President Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier and his government were toppled on Wednesday, December 4, after a majority of PMs voted a no-confidence motion.
With the support of the far-right, a majority of 331 MPs in the 577-member chamber voted to oust the government.
This was the first successful no-confidence vote to oust a French prime minister since 1962.
Later on Wednesday, the presidency said Barnier will on Thursday submit the resignation of his government to Macron.
Barnier is expected at the Elysee Palace at 0900 GMT for the formality which is a constitutional obligation following a vote of no confidence.
"The worst policy would be not to block such a budget," three-time far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said during the parliamentary debate, urging lawmakers to vote out the government and its "technocratic" choices.
The ousting of the Barnier government presents Macron with the task of picking a viable successor with over two years of his presidential term left. »