"Jean-Luc Mélenchon has absolutely no legitimacy to exclude anyone," declared the First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) Olivier Faure after the Socialist Party decided not to vote for a motion of no confidence against Prime minister Francois Bayrou, adding that the Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) project "still exists." The Socialists' stance is a major boost for Bayrou and has spurred talk of the end of the broad left-wing NFP alliance including the Socialists and LFI party that has endured since the election campaign. COMPLETES VIDI36X93GV_EN, VIDI36X867L_EN, VIDI36X93PE_EN and VIDI36X66HL_EN SOUNDBITES