<h1>Parliamentary confidence vote threatens government survival as lawmakers test support for contested fiscal consolidation measures.</h1> A parliamentary confidence vote will decide the prime minister's survival; a majority against will oblige the prime minister to submit the government's resignation to the president. The vote is framed to obtain backing for proposed fiscal consolidation measures intended to address a large budget deficit and public debt. In a fragmented legislature without a dominant bloc, cross-spectrum opposition coordination threatens the government's ability to secure the required parliamentary majority, complicating the president's task of appointing a successor who can command support and implement contested economic policies.