in Paris, the censorship of the Barnier government exasperates

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The day after the censorship of Michel Barnier's government by deputies, Parisians are neither surprised, nor disappointed, nor annoyed. Simply overwhelmed. Ask them for a reaction to national political news and they will all blow, without exception. Even the two young girls who were told the news this Thursday, December 5, 2024 under the canopy of Les Halles in the heart of Paris (1st). “No matter how much we complain or ask for things in the elections, nothing changes,” disillusions Océane, 20, supported by her friend Jacinta: “in the end, they always do the 49.3. »

An ingrained mistrust

Wednesday evening, the National Assembly spoke out 331 votes to overthrow the government in place for three months. A motion of censure had been tabled two days earlier by the New Popular Front (NFP) after the use of article 49.3 of the Constitution by the Prime Minister. He thus engaged his government to have the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS) adopted for 2025 without a vote.

After 90 days at Matignon, Michel Barnier finally presented his resignation to Emmanuel Macron this Thursday morning. He thus becomes the head of government having passed the longest stay rue de Varenneahead of Bernard Cazeneuve who remained 155 days under the mandate of François Hollande. These fluctuations have the gift of annoying Graziella. “Who are we going to put in now? » asks the septuagenarian who leans to the right. “I recognize that Barnier was pretty good… In any case, we must not put Cazeneuve back,” she warns when the latter is mentioned for the post of Prime Minister. “He is the one who cost us the most : 210,000 euros for just a few months, in front of de Villepin. Castex on the other hand, it didn't cost us too much, I think it's around 80,000 euros,” she figures.

My confidence in politics? Zero !

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Under her knee-length down jacket, Sarah announces that she has been “disconnected” from political life since this summer. “It was so amazing in June,” she rewinds. The early legislative elections of June 30 and July 7 designated the NFP as the leading political force, with 182 deputies. The President of the Republic had chosen a Prime Minister from the right-wing LR, a minority party in the National Assembly bringing together only 47 elected officials. “We realize with all this that we have no control over the situation», Regrets this brunette with long hair. “Macron is the worst president of the Fifth. » Next door, her husband with an American accent soberly regrets a lack of “direction”.

Do before undoing

At 19, Mathis has never voted but is impatient to place a ballot in a ballot box. “It’s my right, I’d like to take advantage of it,” he says with a cigarette in his mouth. Before denouncing article 49.3 of the Constitution which, according to him, is an obstacle to democracy. His colleague Théo, four years his senior, warns him of elections which “are never a choice of the heart. We must always vote for the least worst . » According to him, the opposition parties are plethoric and no presidential mandate succeeds in correctly representing the French. “For five years, we will have a party and five years later it will be something else. Each time, we do things that we then undo,” he tries to summarize.

For Valérie and Frédéric, disappointment with the political situation has been recurring for several years. “We are disappointed and very, very sadfor our children and grandchildren,” they thunder with one voice. No outcome seems better than another according to this couple who guarantee they will not vote “never for extremes”.

There is not one person who is clear at the moment. The providential man or woman is long overdue.

A few hours fromspeech by Emmanuel Macronscheduled for 8 p.m., few dare imagine the scenario of the next three years. No one, however, certifies that they will listen to the head of state.

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