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French office rejects bid to establish France-Palestine Friendship Group

The Socialist Party (PS) group in the assembly expressed disappointment over the decision.

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French Members of Parliament attend a session of questions to the Prime Minister at the National Assembly / Photo: AFP

French office have rejected bid to establish France-Palestine Friendship Group in National Assembly

The office of France’s National Assembly rejected a request by politicians to transform a France-Palestine study group in the lower house of parliament into a “friendship group” due to an insufficient number of votes, local media reported on Wednesday.

The motion was rejected with 11 "no" votes against eight "yes" votes.

The Office of the National Assembly announced its decision regarding the proposal to rename the France-Palestine International Research Group as the France-Palestine Friendship Group," said public broadcaster FranceInfo.

Some left-wing members viewed the France-Palestine Friendship Group as a step for France towards recognizing a Palestinian state.