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French government survives no-confidence vote as far right stays neutral

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is seen before a censure motion debate filed by the left-wing New Popular Front coalition at the National Assembly in Paris, on 8 October, 2024. REUTERS - Stephanie Lecocq

A vote of no-confidence aiming to bring down the nascent government of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has failed after the far-right National Rally party refused to back the motion.

The motion was brought forward by the left-wing New Popular Front, who won the most seats in the snap legislative elections called by President Emmanuel Macron earlier this year.

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