France's Byru government's first no-confidence motion rejected by parliament

France's Francois Byru government, which launched last month, has overcome the first crisis of no confidence in parliament.

On the 16th local time, the French House of Representatives voted on a no-confidence motion in the Bayru government submitted by three left-wing parties, but it was rejected by only 131 people in favor, far short of the 288 vote quorum.

The votes in favor came from the far-left party Unsubjugated France, the Greens and the Communist Party, which submitted a motion of no confidence.

The three parties submitted a no-confidence motion, saying the new government's policy initiative announced on the 14th did not reflect their demands, including the suspension of pension reform.

The Socialist Party, which, along with the three parties, formed a left-wing coalition New People's Front in last year's early general elections to form the first force in parliament, did not participate in the submission of a no-confidence motion and voted against it with a party platform after a long struggle.

Since taking over as head of government last month, Mr. Byru has been negotiating to win support in a vote of no confidence in the government, instead of making some policy concessions to the Socialist Party, a relative moderate among left-wing parties.