(VOVworld) – The French government survived the Thursday no-confidence vote demanded by the opposition following a controversial decree that allows it to modify labor law without Parliament’s approval. The opposition got 246 of the 288 votes needed to bring down the government.

French protesters outside a building in Paris. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Demonstrations broke out on Thursday across France to protest the government’s decree to promulgate the labor law reform. Clashes have been reported in Paris and Nantes.