French Government and Minister Manuel Valls

Minister Manuel Valls: Some 234 lawmakers voted in favour of the motion ie. against the government, far short of the 289 votes needed for an absolute majority, according to Euro News. A defiant Prime Minister Manuel Valls told parliament after the vote: We will carry on with all the means given to us by the constitution. We will continue our reforms without giving up and The French government has survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house of parliament, triggered by its use of decree to bypass opposition to an economic reform bill. The controversial bill will go straight to a reading in the Senate upper house of parliament . (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.