French Premier Survives Confidence Vote Over Migration Comments

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived another no-confidence vote Wednesday, this time over his controversial remarks on migration.

In a National Assembly with 577 lawmakers, just 181 supported the Socialist proposal to oust the premier over comments made last month, when he said there is a feeling France is being flooded by immigrants.