France's minority government looked increasingly likely to be ousted next month after three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote which Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced for September 8 over his plans for sweeping budget cuts.

France’s prime minister has called a vote of confidence next month, putting his minority government at risk and the country on the brink of another political crisis.

Inconceivable' for French Socialists to Back PM Bayrou in Confidence Vote, Faure Says PARIS (Reuters) -The head of the French Socialist Party Olivier Faure told French daily Le Monde on Monday that it was "inconceivable" that French Socialists back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a confidence vote.