PARIS — France’s newly reshuffled Socialist government faces growing unrest from within its own party and from former coalition allies the Greens ahead of a confidence vote tomorrow which will test France’s ability to push ahead on reforms.President Francois Hollande, whose administration has failed to lower high unemployment after two years in power, is staking his credibility on a "responsibility pact" to cut firms’ payroll taxes if they boost hiring in return.New Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who was put in charge after Socialists suffered a rout in local elections last week, has been tasked with helming the reform despite resistance from the Left and after the Greens declined posts in his government in protest at his centrist stances.Now around 100 Socialist legislators have signed a manifesto calling for a change of policy ahead of the vote, leaving open the possibility of abstaining unless Mr Valls pledges to do more to fight German-led demands for budgetary rigour across Europ...
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