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France's Socialists file no-confidence bill against PM after pensions talks fail

François Bayrou has managed to stay in office more than six months, partly thanks to support from the Socialists, but that backing has crumbled over the pensions issue. © Thibault Camus / AP

France's Socialists have filed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after pension talks collapsed, a senior party lawmaker said on Tuesday, but it has little chance of passing without the support of the far-right National Rally which for the moment has suggested it will not follow suit.

Months-long talks between French trade unions and employers over reforms to the pension system crumbled late on Monday, prompting Bayrou to summon both sides for talks to find a way forward.

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