Tensions Escalate Within French Left Over Socialist Abstention on Bayrou Censure

The Socialist Party's decision not to back a censure motion against Prime Minister François Bayrou has strained its alliance with France Insoumise and raised questions about the future of the Nouveau Front Populaire.

• The Socialist Party chose to abstain from a censure motion against Prime Minister François Bayrou, leading to significant friction with its left-wing ally, La France Insoumise (LFI).
• LFI has warned that continued Socialist abstention on future censure motions, particularly during the upcoming budget vote, could lead to a formal rupture of the Nouveau Front Populaire alliance.
• Socialist leaders, including François Hollande, defended the decision as a pragmatic compromise, while LFI leaders criticized it as a betrayal of leftist unity and electoral promises.
• LFI has hinted at retaliatory measures, including running candidates against Socialist incumbents in upcoming elections, if the Socialists do not align on key votes.
• Ecologists and other left-wing factions have called for renewed dialogue to preserve the alliance, emphasizing its importance for maintaining leftist influence in the French Assembly.

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