French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou passed the first test of his new minority government on Thursday as he survived a vote of no-confidence called by the hard left after the centre-left Socialist Party did not back the motion.

Only 131 lawmakers voted for motion, far from 289 votes required to adopt it, Socialist Party criticized for not backing motion - Anadolu Ajansı

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction with the far right.

France's centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday, its leader said, which will enable Bayrou's minority government to live to fight another day.

According to the results announced by Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the French National Assembly, only 131 deputies voted in favour of the no-confidence vote, far below the 289 votes requested. This is the first no-confidence vote that Bayrou has faced after the formation of his government on Dec 23, 2024.

France's new Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to face a no-confidence vote in the Paris parliament on Thursday afternoon. If successful, this would mean the collapse of the newly formed centre-right government,

The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he fights to keep the Socialist Party from backing a no-confidence vote on Thursday.