One of the initiatives seeking to oust the head of Government was presented by the La France Insoumise (LFI) party, and the other by the far-right National Rally (RN) party. However, both parties are considered to have a low chance of success due to the anticipated opposition from other opposition forces.

The Socialist Party (PS) and the conservative party, The Republicans, have ruled out supporting the no-confidence motions, which are expected to gather at most 200 votes, insufficient in a lower house with 577 seats.

Both the LFI and the RN criticize President Emmanuel Macron for not having done enough for the years of EU-MERCOSUR trade deals to prevent the agreement, which is rejected in France by farmers who accuse him of promoting unfair competition.

While Macron opposed the pact, which will be signed on Saturday in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, and France voted against it last week, the opposition believes that this stance was the result of domestic pressure rather than a genuine understanding of the deal’s negative consequences for French agriculture.

In fact, during his attendance at a summit in Belem, Brazil, in November, the French head of State hinted at his willingness to support the free trade initiative between the 27-member EU bloc and the bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, further fueling discontent at home.

Hundreds of French farmers entered Paris on Tuesday with their tractors to ratify their rejection of the deal, and confirmed that they will protest outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg on January 20.

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