The PS will vote against the LFI proposal, but…

POLITICS – It’s no. The PS deputies decided this Monday, September 16, to vote in favor of examining in committee the LFI proposal for the dismissal of Emmanuel Macron, but will then vote against its adoption in the Assembly, considering the procedure “ doomed to failure”and to give a form of “ legitimacy » to the head of state.

Their choice, made after a debate of nearly three hours, should be formalized Tuesday morning by the socialist representatives at the bureau of the Assembly, its highest executive body. The NFP holds a small majority (12 seats out of 22), which should allow the text to pass this stage. But its final adoption remains highly improbable as it stands.

The LFI deputies tabled this resolution after Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to appoint the candidate proposed by the NFP, Lucie Castets, to Matignon. For them, this “ constitutes a serious breach of the duty to respect the will expressed by universal suffrage”while the left-wing alliance came out on top in the last legislative elections (193 seats). Long and difficult to bring to fruition, the proposal would require the approval of two-thirds of the parliamentarians of both chambers, meeting in the High Court.

“Excellent news” for Mathilde Panot

The first step requires the Assembly office to study its admissibility and transfer it to the Law Commission. The vote of the socialist deputies seemed imperative, in the face of probable opposition from representatives of the presidential camp, LR, and even Liot.

“The office of the National Assembly must not be entrusted with the role of judge of the political advisability of this initiative (…) signed by more than a tenth of the members of the Assembly and motivated”the socialist group said in a statement on Monday.

“Excellent news”commented on X the head of the LFI deputies Mathilde Panot, who had called for the examination to be carried out in the name of “ democratic debate » and of “ popular sovereignty ». “Victory for democracy and for parliament in the face of the President’s coup,” Deputy Eric Coquerel also reacted.

“Great news”also congratulated Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the same social network. Who added: “The refusal of the decision of universal suffrage will not have remained without consequences for Macron. The dignity of the sovereign people is represented by the NFP without fail.”

The PS will vote “unanimously” against in the Assembly

“We are resolutely opposed to this impeachment procedure, which is the heir to the exceptional procedure for ‘high treason’.”however, hammered home the PS elected officials, announcing that they would vote “ unanimously » against.

There “ The impeachment procedure will essentially consist of putting the President of the Republic back at the centre of the political debate and giving him new legitimacy.” because “ doomed to failure”they pointed out. “We do not want to give any victory to Emmanuel Macron. Power is no longer in the Élysée, it is in Parliament”the PS deputies argued again.

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