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French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his first major test in the National ... motion put forward by hard-left party La France insoumise (France Unbowed). French Prime Minister François ...

France's fragile government continues to grapple with uncertainty. The 2025 budget and pension reforms remain a major point of contention between the parties, and new Prime Minister François Bayrou ...

France’s new prime minister, Francois Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority. Watch this report for more details!

France, on January 16, 2025. BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Thursday, January 16, survived his first vote of no confidence in Parliament after the motion ...

France's new prime minister, François Bayrou, has faced his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority amid unprecedented political instability. Bayrou has been ...

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PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority amid unprecedented political instability.