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French Socialist Party Raises Threat of Backing No-Confidence Vote Against Government
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Socialist Party, whose support Francois Bayrou's minority government has been trying to secure for weeks, on Tuesday raised the threat of backing a no-confidence vote against the government later this week.
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),
France's new Prime Minister Bayrou survives no-confidence vote
Newly appointed French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday after the opposition Socialist Party chose not to back the motion. In the surprise turn of events, most Socialist lawmakers decided not to withdraw their confidence in Bayrou's government unlike their left-wing allies,
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,
French Socialist Head Says May Be Near Accord With Government
France’s Socialist Party may be nearing an agreement with Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in which it would support the government in exchange for the suspension of a contentious reform of the pension system,
French PM Bayrou survives no-confidence vote
By Makini Brice, Elizabeth Pineau and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou passed the first test of his new minority government on Thursday as he survived a vote of no-confidence called by the hard left after the centre-left Socialist Party did not back the motion.
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Doral Vice Mayor switches party affiliation, citing 'socialist ideas' in Democratic Party
Vice Mayor of Doral, Maureen Porras, has switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. She cited the seeping of socialist ideas into the Democratic Party and President-elect Donald Trump ...