Michel Barnier is forced out as France's prime minister in a no-confidence vote. He was appointed after July’s inconclusive parliamentary election.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could further unsettle credit markets and create a wider opening for the far right.

Michel Barnier’s government was the first to fall as a consequence of a no confidence vote in France since 1962.