The French government survived two no-confidence votes submitted by the extreme opposition parties over the trade agreement with the Mercosur countries.
The National Assembly of France rejected both no-confidence votes against the government of Sébastien Le Corneille, submitted by the far-left party "France Insubordinate" and the far-right "National Rally".
Both demanded sanctions against the government over the trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur, but the result fell far short of the required 288 parliamentary votes.
Despite the unanimity of the French political class against the agreement, the Socialists and the right-wing "Republicans" party considered it inappropriate to support the vote after President Emmanuel Macron himself said "no" to Mercosur.
In front of the deputies, Prime Minister Le Corneille confirmed that France firmly opposes this agreement and called the vote of no confidence "internal sabotage" at a time of great international unrest.
"Our farmers are the forgotten ones in these dark deals," noted the leader of the far-right, Jordan Bardella, after the vote. The Socialists asked the government to use all legal mechanisms to block Mercosur at the European level.