\n A confidence vote, a national protest, strikes, and an important day in court for Marine Le Pen are the headline events in a big week in France\n <\/p>\n
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Court:<\/b> It will likely get lost in the noise of the later confidence vote in the Assembly, but a hearing on Monday morning will set trial dates for far-right Rassemblement National presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen\u2019s appeal against her conviction \u2013 and on-hold political ban \u2013 for embezzling millions of euro of public funds in a fake job scam.<\/p>\n
READ ALSO <\/b>The Le Pen embezzlement case explained<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Confidence vote:<\/b> The French government, headed by current Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou faces a self-imposed confidence vote<\/a> in the National Assembly amid an ongoing row over how the country should reduce its budget deficit. If he loses, he is required to resign and the government will fall. It will then be up to president Emmanuel Macron to decide what to do next.<\/p>\n READ ALSO<\/strong>: OPINION: Macron lines up next sacrificial lamb as French political shambles continues\u270e<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Trial:<\/b> Former anaesthetist Frederic Pechier goes on trial accused of 30 poisonings, 12 of which were fatal.<\/p>\n Strike:<\/b> At the start of what promises to be a busy week in a busy month of protests, public transport in the south-eastern city of Lyon is likely to be disrupted as staff walk out in a one-day dispute over pay. Major disruptions are expected across the entire TCL network, affecting all buses, trams, metros and commercial agencies. Further updates are available on the TCL website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wednesday<\/b><\/p>\n Protests:<\/b> The mysterious online Bloquons Tout collective has called for everyone in France to \u2018block\u2019 the country by refusing to go to school, work or do any shopping on September 10th in protest at prime minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou\u2019s cost-cutting budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n