French government sources say a new French prime minister will be appointed on Thursday.
The French government lost the no-confidence vote.
The French parliament has begun debating a motion of no confidence in the French government.
Market news: The French government passed the social security budget without a vote.
Several French government websites have been taken offline in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack suspected of being linked to a Russian hacking group. Among the sites affected were those of the Paris Administrative Court, the French health ministry and the French Supreme Court. The attack is believed to be a response to the arrest in France of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. On August 24, Durov was detained by French authorities on charges of conspiracy with illegal activities, among ot...