France’s government has fallen. Here are three scenarios for what could happen next

With France potentially seeing several governments before the next National Assembly elections, Romain Fathi looks at the options available to president Emmanuel Macron

French prime Minister Michel Barnier after the result of the no-confidence vote on his administration at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday. Picture: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

France’s minority government led by right-wing prime minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote, the latest shock to the country’s deadlocked political system in a turbulent six months.

The no-confidence vote was supported by an unlikely, sizeable coalition of French MPs from the far left, left, and far right.