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

The French centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's ...

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

The prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government surviving in the long term appeared slimmer ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his first major test in the National Assembly on Thursday after Socialist ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, ...

The decision of the Socialists means that Bayrou is safe for now, but remains in a precarious position with budget talks set ...

A total of 131 lawmakers voted in favour of the motion - well short of the 288 votes needed for it to pass. Read more at ...

His government on shaky ground, Prime Minister François Bayrou offered to reopen debate on the measure, which raised the ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou looked set to survive his first vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction on ...

In a surprising turn of events, the Socialist Party announced they will not support the no-confidence motion put forward by ...