The French National Assembly passed a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, effectively toppling the current government.

A total of 331 members voted for the motion, exceeding the required 288 votes. The vote comes shortly after President Emmanuel Macron appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier in September.

Barnier is now expected to resign, just three months after taking office. The conservative leader will be the shortest-serving prime minister in French history.

“As this mission may soon come to an end, I can tell you that it will remain an honor for me to have served France and the French with dignity,” Barnier said shortly before the vote.

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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrives to deliver a speech at Impact PME, a meeting of small and medium-sized companies, on November 28, 2024. (Remon Haazen/Getty Images)

Macron intends to remain in office until the end of his term in 2027, despite pressure from both sides calling on him to step down. If he remains in office, he will have to appoint a new prime minister for the second time.

The no-confidence vote, sparked by budget disputes, was the result of far-right and far-left French lawmakers uniting against the current government.

The early parliamentary elections in July drastically changed the balance of power in parliament, as the centrist ensemble coalition lost numerous seats to the left-wing New Popular Front coalition.

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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier speaks before the vote of no confidence against his government at the National Assembly in Paris, December 4, 2024. (Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)

In a post published on X on Wednesday, National Rally leader Marine Le Pen expressed a desire to work with the next prime minister.

“We have been constructive from the start and will work with the next prime minister who has to propose a new budget,” said Le Pen’s post, which was translated into English. “We want our voters to be respected and their demands listened to.”

The right-wing extremist politician also denied that she was explicitly calling on Macron to resign.

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he leaves the Maraya Museum in Saudi Arabia on December 4, 2024. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

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“On the other hand, if we do not take the path of respect for voters and elections, there will be a time when the pressure on the President of the Republic will increase,” she said. “That decision is his.”