PARIS (Reuters) -The head of the French Socialist Party Olivier Faure told French daily Le Monde on Monday that it was “inconceivable” that French Socialists back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a confidence vote. The votes of Socialist lawmakers will be decisive for Bayrou’s fate because if they join other left-wing parties and the far […]
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‘Inconceivable’ for French Socialists to back PM Bayrou in confidence vote, Faure says
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PARIS (Reuters) -The head of the French Socialist Party Olivier Faure told French daily Le Monde on Monday that it was “inconceivable” that French Socialists back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a confidence vote.
The votes of Socialist lawmakers will be decisive for Bayrou’s fate because if they join other left-wing parties and the far right in voting against the government, there will likely be enough votes to oust it.
(Reporting by Makini Brice and Dominique VidalonEditing by Tomasz Janowski)