#socialist-party

#socialist-party

The motion of no-confidence against Bayrou's government was tabled by the Socialist Party after the collapse of talks on pension reforms. Bayrou does not have a majority in parliament's lower house, the National Assembly, and the vote underscores the fragility of his position.

"The Socialist censure motion is nominally about the modest and inadequate pension reform imposed two years ago. In truth, it is about the Socialists themselves,..."