French President Emmanuel Macron aims to install a new prime minister quickly if his government falls on Wednesday, three sources told Reuters. One of the sources said Macron hoped to have someone in place as soon as Saturday,

President Emmanuel Macron said he thinks the French government can survive a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, when the far-right party of Marine Le Pen is expected to join forces with a left-wing coalition to topple the administration.

French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all but certain to oust the fragile coalition of Michel Barnier, deepening the political crisis in the euro zone's second-largest economy.