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Posted on August 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
The French Socialist Party, led by Olivier Faure, finds it 'inconceivable' to support PM Francois Bayrou in a confidence vote, potentially leading to the government's ousting.
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)
Olivier Faure stated that it is 'inconceivable' for the French Socialists to back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in the confidence vote.
The votes of Socialist lawmakers will be decisive for Bayrou's fate, as their opposition could lead to enough votes against the government.
The comments were reported by French daily Le Monde.
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