Olivier Faure, First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, attends a demonstration organised by the CGT Spectacle labour union to denounce budget cuts in the cultural sector, in Avignon, France, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/ File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
PARIS, Aug 25 (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.
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