France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 ...

PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was set to survive on Thursday a vote of no-confidence called by the hard left ...

The decision of the Socialists means that Bayrou is safe for now, but remains in a precarious position with budget talks set ...

The prime minister runs a minority government, composed of ministers ranging from ex-Socialists to conservatives, which is not based on any formal coalition pact. Faced with the same problem, his ...

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France's centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday, ...

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

Le Figaro reports that the centre-left Socialist Party (PS) will not vote for the censure of PM Francois Bayrou's minority ...

The French centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's ...

France’s new Prime Minister, François Bayrou, has given labour groups three months to devise a fairer pension plan, to replace the reform ...

The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he fights to ...