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The French Socialist Party threatens a no-confidence vote against Bayrou's government unless pension reform demands are met.
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Socialist Party, whose support Francois Bayrou's minority government has been trying to secure for weeks, on Tuesday raised the threat of backing a no-confidence vote against the government later this week.
The Socialists, who voted down previous budget proposals in December in conjunction with far-right lawmakers and thereby precipitated the fall of Michel Barnier's government, have made concessions on the 2023 pension reform a condition for support.
Earlier in the day, during a speech to Parliament, Bayrou opened the door to renegotiating the disputed pension reform but Faure said this was not good enough.
"We will back a no-confidence vote, unless we get a clear response to our demands," Faure told the TF1 evening news bulletin on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
The main topic is the French Socialist Party's potential support for a no-confidence vote against the government over pension reform.
The Socialist Party demands concessions on the 2023 pension reform as a condition for their support.
Francois Bayrou is the leader of the minority government in France, seeking support from the Socialist Party.
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