How François Bayrou managed to win over the socialists from the New Popular Front | EUROtoday

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Prime Minister François Bayrou at the National Assembly in Paris on January 16, 2025.

On the bench of ministers within the National Assembly, Thursday January 16, François Bayrou drinks within the phrases of the primary secretary of the Socialist Party (PS): from the rostrum, Olivier Faure pronounces that he is not going to vote on the movement of censure tabled by the “rebellious”, environmentalists and communists. “After a lot of work, discussions, negotiations”the Prime Minister lastly managed to win over the socialist deputies from La France insoumise (LFI). Ultimately, the textual content defended by the “rebellious” obtained 131 votes, removed from the required majority of 288 votes.

Where his three predecessors have failed since 2022, the mayor of Pau has managed to acquire not a majority within the Hemicycle, however the assurance that the PS group, in a pivotal place, is not going to combine its votes with these of those that wish to overthrow him. His authorities thus escapes, at the very least quickly, from the supervision of the National Rally (RN). “Another path emerges”whispers the Prime Minister on Thursday January 16, the date on which Jean-Luc Mélenchon had promised to deliver him down.

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