PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) - French Green party lawmakers have announced plans to file a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a severe ‌heatwave in late June, as the country braces for a third possible bout ‌of extreme temperatures next week.
It was not immediately clear if the motion would be put forward this week or early next week.
• When asked about the motion, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said on Wednesday: "Obviously, it's going to be filed. It is a political manoeuvre." "There is a government managing the crisis and there are political forces fueling the crisis by introducing the motion," Bregeon told reporters ‌after a meeting of the French ⁠Cabinet.
• The bid to topple Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's minority government is unlikely to succeed without the backing of other opposition parties, including ⁠the far-right National Rally or the Socialists. The Socialists have not supported any of the no-confidence motions filed against Lecornu since he took office last year.
• Cyrielle Chatelain, who leads the Greens in the National ******* embly, said on Tuesday the motion would be filed to protest at the ‌government's "lack of preparedness not only for the heatwave we have just experienced, but especially for the one that is coming."