French prime minister acknowledges: Negotiations this week may fail.

French Prime Minister Franois Beru said that the vote of confidence to be held in a week will decide the fate of France. This vote could likely result in his government being ousted. "The issue is not about the fate of the Prime Minister, or about Franois Beru's fate," he said in an interview with four French news channels last Sunday. "It's not even about the fate of the government. The issue is about the fate of France."