US EditionFrench PM survives no-confidence vote
- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote after the far-right National Rally and center-left Socialist Party declined to support it.
- The far-left France Unbowed party initiated the vote following Bayrou's comments on pension reform and budget deficits.
- Bayrou welcomed the Socialists' decision not to back the motion, emphasizing the need for dialogue and compromise.
- The no-confidence motion received 131 votes, falling short of the 288 needed to pass, highlighting the divided National Assembly.
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A motion of no confidence by the left-wing party La France Insoumise failed to find a majority in the National Assembly.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who took office in December last year, survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday, filed by the left-wing party France Insubordinate (LFI). The motion was not supported by the Socialists (PS) or the far right.
The French radical left failed on Thursday in its attempt to obtain the adoption of a motion of censure against the government of new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, in a context of political instability that France has not gone through in…
François Bayrou, Prime Minister of France, has survived a vote of no confidence in parliament. Only six weeks ago, his predecessor failed.
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