Official results from the French National Assembly.

French Assembly to Vote on 150th No Confidence Motion Against Bayrou's Government, 288 Votes Needed

Jan 16, 2025, 07:17 AM

The French National Assembly is set to examine the 150th motion of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou on Thursday afternoon. This motion, initiated by La France Insoumise (LFI) and supported by communist and ecologist deputies, follows Bayrou's policy speech two days prior. The vote, scheduled for around 5:30 p.m., is unlikely to pass without the support of the Rassemblement National (RN), which has announced it will not vote in favor. The Socialist Party (PS), with its 66 deputies, has yet to decide its stance on the motion, with deliberations ongoing on whether recent concessions from the government, including the abandonment of 4,000 job cuts in the Education sector and a promise to submit a new pension reform bill to Parliament if there is progress in negotiations between social partners, are sufficient to withhold their support for the censure motion. This marks the first test for Bayrou's government, which has been in office for just over three weeks and did not seek a vote of confidence after the policy speech. The examination of this motion is seen as a critical test for the government, especially as it comes on the heels of the fall of the previous government led by Michel Barnier due to a similar motion. A total of 288 votes are needed for the motion to be adopted, and the outcome will also impact the dynamics within the New Front Popular.