Over 50% of French People Want Government to Fall, Survey Finds PARIS (Reuters) - Some 53% of French people want Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government to fall due to anger over his proposed budget, according to an Ifop-Fiducial poll for Sud Radio ...

Some 54% of French people think a no-confidence vote in parliament that could topple the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier should be avoided due to the risk of financial crisis, according to an Elabe poll for BFM TV released on Wednesday.

French stocks and bonds came under fire on Wednesday, driving the premium the government pays for long-term borrowing to its highest since the euro zone debt crisis of 2012, as investors grew uneasy over the fate of the new government and its budget.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said the country faces a “storm” in financial markets if an “unlikely but possible” alliance of lawmakers across the political spectrum rejects his government’s budget proposals and votes it out of power.