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1st LD: French gov't survives no-confidence vote

Xinhua, May 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

The National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, on Thursday rejected a censure motion against the government after the Socialist executive team used a decree to push through controversial labor reform.

The ruling Socialists survived their second no-confidence vote in parliament with 246 lawmakers backed the motion, falling short of the 289 votes needed for victory.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manuel Valls had resorted to a 49-3 decree, to push through the law without parliament vote, because according to him, "It's an essential reform for enterprises and important for workers." Endit