French Socialist Party Rejects No-Confidence Motion Against Bayrou's Government Initiated by La France Insoumise, Ecologists, and Some Communists

Jan 16, 2025, 02:07 PM

The French Socialist Party has decided not to support a no-confidence motion against the government led by Prime Minister François Bayrou. This decision was made after the party's national bureau meeting, where 53 deputies voted against the censure, 10 were in favor, and 2 abstained. The motion of no-confidence, initiated by La France Insoumise and supported by ecologists and some communists, was set to be debated and voted on in the National Assembly. The Socialist Party's stance was influenced by recent concessions from Bayrou, including the abandonment of plans to increase the waiting period for sick leave among civil servants and the maintenance of a proposed tax on high incomes. Additionally, the party considered the potential rise of the far-right to power if the government were to fall.