France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, left, and France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu. Mr. Bayrou triggered a vote of confidence after he tabled a budget that called for €43.8-billion, or $71-billion, in spending cuts.

France is bracing for a new round of political uncertainty on Monday when MPs are expected to bring down the government for the second time in less than a year.

Prime Minister François Bayrou triggered Monday’s vote of confidence last month after he tabled a budget that called for €43.8-billion, or $71-billion, in spending cuts, a freeze on social benefits and scrapping two public holidays. He said the austerity measures were necessary to bring the nation’s soaring debt under control. “It’s the last stop before the cliff, before we are crushed by the debt,” Mr. Ba

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