France faces a slew of key sovereign debt rating reviews from next week, with the risk of a downgrade rising as the government, which looks set to lose a confidence vote on Monday, struggles to gain backing for an unpopular debt-cutting plan. While France's rating was downgraded by Moody's after its previous government collapsed last year, a repeat would be a heavier blow, pushing it to a lower rating category and raising the risk of forced selling of its already pressured bonds.