Paris, Aug 26
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced on Monday that he has requested a Confidence Vote in the National Assembly for September 8 over his 44-billion-euro (51 billion US dollars) budget cut plan.
Speaking at a press conference, Bayrou warned that France was on the verge of over-indebtedness, News Agency reported.
"An immediate danger weighs upon us, which we must face, not tomorrow, but today, without delay of any kind; otherwise the future will be closed to us," he said.
According to Bayrou, who heads a minority government, by seeking the Assembly's confidence, deputies would grasp "the seriousness of the situation."
The outcome of the vote would determine whether Bayrou's minority government could stay in power.