Emanuel Macron’s government was on the brink of collapse after his prime minister forced through his budget without consulting parliament.Michel Barnier, 73, said he would bypass MPs with his controversial new social security reforms by invoking presidential decree,

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used a constitutional tool to push through parts of his unpopular budget bill without a parliamentary vote, raising the prospect lawmakers could dissolve his government within a matter of days.

France’s government could collapse as soon as this week, according to reports, after the country’s far-right and leftist parties said they would support a no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister Michel Barnier. The ballot is likely to happen on Wednesday, Politico reported.