Complex sentence: Since Villepin's UMP party had an absolute majority in the Assembly, there was no chance that such a motion could be adopted; predictably, a motion of censure was proposed by the left-wing opposition and was rejected by the Assembly on February 21.
Split into simpler sentences: Since Villepin's UMP party had an absolute majority in the Assembly, there was no chance that such a motion could be adopted. Predictably, a motion of censure was proposed by the left-wing opposition and was rejected by the Assembly on February 21.