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The First Secretary of the PS Olivier Faure “unanimously confirmed the vote for a motion of censure” if article 49.3 was drawn to adopt the 2025 finance bill.
The PS will vote on a motion of censure if the adoption of the “budget via article 49.3” takes place, announced Olivier Faure. The First Secretary of the party communicated after a meeting this Wednesday, November 27 with Boris Vallaud, leader of the PS deputies, and Patrick Kanner, president of the socialist group in the Senate.
During his meeting with our two group leaders, @BorisVallaud et @PatrickKannerthe Prime Minister confirmed the absence of any compromise, the intransigence of the Macronist-LR bloc and the adoption of the budget via art 49-3.
The national office of the PS therefore this evening,…— Olivier Faure (@faureolivier) https://twitter.com/faureolivier/status/1861856951338180710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
“The Prime Minister confirmed the absence of any compromise, the intransigence of the Macronist-LR bloc and the adoption of the budget via art 49-3,” writes Olivier Faure on consequence this evening, unanimously confirmed the vote for a motion of censure”, concluded Olivier Faure.
“We will never accept blackmail”
Brushing aside Michel Barnier's warning about “the storm” that a fall of the government would trigger, the National Rally had already raised more than ever the threat of censorship, perhaps as early as next week on the Social Security budget. . Failing to convince Jordan Bardella's party, the government tried to appeal to the “unbelievable responsibility” of the socialist parliamentarians, whose leaders were received Wednesday afternoon at Matignon. “We will never accept the blackmail that could be done to us,” retorted Patrick Kanner.
