France's PM Bayrou weakened by Socialist threat to back no-confidence vote
The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he fights to keep the Socialist Party from backing a no-confidence vote on Thursday. Although Bayrou looks likely to ride out the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI),
French PM Francois Bayrou Survives No-confidence Vote
According to the results announced by Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the French National Assembly, only 131 deputies voted in favour of the no-confidence vote, far below the 289 votes requested. This is the first no-confidence vote that Bayrou has faced after the formation of his government on Dec 23, 2024.
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French Socialists Will Not Back No-Confidence Vote Against Bayrou's Government
The French centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government, Le Figaro reported on Thursday, citing an intra-party meeting. Dozens of far-left lawmakers have put forward a no-confidence motion against Bayrou,
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France, Bayrou Saves Himself: Far Left's Motion of Censure Rejected. Socialists and Le Pen Abstain
The French National Assembly rejects the motion of censure against the Bayrou government promoted by the far-left opposition.
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France's PM Bayrou weakened by Socialists' threat to back no-confidence vote
The prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government surviving in the long term appeared slimmer ...