French Premier Seeks Narrow Path to Political Survival

Francois Bayrou is clinging to a slim chance of remaining France’s prime minister as parliamentary math leaves only a narrow path to survival in his self-inflicted confidence vote.

To avoid being forced to resign on Sept. 8, the premier must convince either the far right or an improbable series of leftist lawmakers to abstain, going back on their pledges to vote against him, a Bloomberg News analysis of different scenarios shows.