PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was set to survive on Thursday a vote of no-confidence called by the hard left after the centre-left Socialist Party said it would not back the motion. Read more at straitstimes.

PARIS (Reuters) - The French Socialist Party, whose support Francois Bayrou's minority government has been trying to secure for weeks, on Tuesday raised the threat of backing a no-confidence vote against the government later this week.

The French Socialist Party, whose support Francois Bayrou's minority government has been trying to secure for weeks, raised the threat of backing a no-confidence vote against the government later