<p>Paris: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived an initial no-confidence vote in Parliament, called for by the hard-left, after the far-right National Rally (RN) and centre-left Socialists did not back the motion.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, 128 lawmakers voted in favour of the first motion, well short of the 289 votes that were needed.</p>.France's Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister.<p>Far-left lawmakers have introduced two no-confidence motions against the prime minister after he invoked special constitutional powers to force through the 2025 budget.</p>.<p>The tool, known as Article 49.3, allows the minority government to pass the legislation without a parliamentary vote.</p>
<p>Paris: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived an initial no-confidence vote in Parliament, called for by the hard-left, after the far-right National Rally (RN) and centre-left Socialists did not back the motion.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, 128 lawmakers voted in favour of the first motion, well short of the 289 votes that were needed.</p>.France's Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister.<p>Far-left lawmakers have introduced two no-confidence motions against the prime minister after he invoked special constitutional powers to force through the 2025 budget.</p>.<p>The tool, known as Article 49.3, allows the minority government to pass the legislation without a parliamentary vote.</p>