The French government under new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived a vote of no-confidence on Thursday evening after the far-right and center-left parties refused to back a motion tabled by the ...

The no-confidence motion won the backing of 131 deputies, well short of the 288 it needed to pass — but the far right has ...

According to the results announced by Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the French National Assembly, only 131 deputies voted in ...

The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has ...

France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou passed the first test of his new minority government on Thursday as he survived a vote ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou narrowly avoided a no-confidence vote after garnering support from the centre-left Socialist Party. Despite tensions, political stability was maintained as major ...

France's centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday, ...

The prime minister runs a minority government, composed of ministers ranging from ex-Socialists to conservatives, which is not based on any formal coalition pact. Faced with the same problem, his ...

The French Socialist Party decided not to back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, allowing his ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces his first vote of no confidence in parliament Thursday, with the motion unlikely ...