#socialist-party

#socialist-party

Emmanuel Gregoire clinched the prized mayoralty with an estimated 51 to 53 percent of the vote, seeing off Conservative rival Rachida Dati, who conceded defeat.

The motion of no-confidence against Bayrou's government was tabled by the Socialist Party after the collapse of talks on pension reforms. Bayrou does not have a majority in parliament's lower house, the National Assembly, and the vote underscores the fragility of his position.