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epa10534215 French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (R) and French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt (L) look on after the first motion of no-confidence against the government was rejected at the National Assembly in Paris, France, 20 March 2023. The centrist and independent group LIOT has tabled a motion of censure co-signed by the left-wing parliamentary groups of the 'Nupes' coalition (New Popular Ecological and Social Union) and far right-wing deputies of RN (Rassemblement National) have tabled each one a motion of censure against the government of Prime Minister Borne after the application of Article 49 paragraph 3 of the Constitution to adopt the controversial pension reform law without a vote. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ