France's government on Wednesday faces no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of PM Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted waters of political chaos.

France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country's budget and the future of the government, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Tuesday. Expectations that Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government will collapse this week have hit the stock and bond markets of France,

France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote that could leave the country without a functioning government or a budget as it enters the new year. Does that mean France is hurtling toward a constitutional crisis,