By Benoit Van Overstraeten and Diana Mandia PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers are all but certain to oust the government with a no-confidence motion on Wednesday, plunging the euro zone's second-biggest economic power deeper into political turmoil.

Whichever government comes in next will face enormous pressure to reduce the government’s deficit, which has greatly increased since the pandemic. The country also faces other economic challenges, including falling consumer confidence and slower growth.

France’s shortest-serving prime minister in history, after his attempts to push through budget legislation triggered a no-confidence vote. | ITV National News