#francois-bayrou

#francois-bayrou

The report found persistent violence in public and private schools across France and accused the state of failing to act against it.

The conclusions of the commission of inquiry, which began its work in March and heard from 135 people, including survivors of abuse at other schools, add further pressure on Bayrou, who survived a vote of no confidence on Tuesday.

The motion of no-confidence against Bayrou's government was tabled by the Socialist Party after the collapse of talks on pension reforms. Bayrou does not have a majority in parliament's lower house, the National Assembly, and the vote underscores the fragility of his position.

"The Socialist censure motion is nominally about the modest and inadequate pension reform imposed two years ago. In truth, it is about the Socialists themselves,..."