French Prime Minister’s escape from the first vote of no confidence – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, quoted by Reuters, French Prime Minister Sébastien LeCorneau escaped the first vote of no confidence in the French Parliament after promising to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial law on raising the retirement age.

The French Prime Minister, who recently resigned and was then reappointed, is facing two motions of no confidence in his cabinet from the left-wing parties “Unyielding France” and the far-right “National Community”.

The first plan won 271 votes; Meanwhile, the number of votes required for the fall of the fledgling Lecorno government was 289 votes.

The second plan is also supposed to be voted on later today, but its approval seems unlikely. Although these two parties alone do not have the power to topple Lecorno’s government, if the Socialist Party (which wants to repeal the law) joins them, the prime minister will immediately face a serious challenge.

Le Courneau’s proposal to hold off on raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 until after France’s 2027 presidential election has swayed the Socialists and offered a narrow window of opportunity for Macron’s centrist coalition in the country’s deeply divided National Assembly.

Although the vote saved the French government from immediate collapse, it highlights the fragility of Macron’s government in the middle of his final term as opposition parties on both sides will continue to challenge its parliamentary survival.