Le Pen says no-confidence vote will protect French public from 'dangerous' budget

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France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to be ousted after his social security budget failed to receive backing from Marine Le Pen's National Rally.

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00:00French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday in a tweet that supporting a no-confidence

00:07vote to remove Prime Minister Michel Barnier is the only way to protect the public from

00:13a dangerous, unjust and punitive budget under the country's constitution.

00:18Barnier faces a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, likely to topple his fragile government and

00:23raise concerns in the Eurozone.

00:26On Monday, Barnier used a rare constitutional tool to push through his contentious social

00:31security budget without a parliamentary vote, after failing to come to an agreement with

00:36Le Pen's national rally.

00:38Barnier made last-minute concessions, reducing health care coverage for undocumented migrants

00:44to gain far-right's backing.

00:46Both the national rally and a left-wing coalition have tabled no-confidence votes against Barnier,

00:52which combined is enough to oust the Prime Minister.

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