On Thursday, the far-right Rassemblement National party and the radical left La France Insoumise party rejected overtures from Prime Minister François Bayrou as a September 8 confidence vote looms, which could lead to his resignation.

If he loses the confidence vote, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government will fall.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hold a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France’s public finances.