The president of the RN group in the National Assembly denounces in an interview with La Tribune the attitude of the Prime Minister towards her, and urges him to “negotiate” the budget with her, ensuring that she remains “constructive”.
Censorship of Prime Minister Michel Barnier “is not inevitable” if he “agrees to negotiate” with the National Rally on budgetary texts, assures Marine Le Pen in an interview with the Tribune on Sunday, where she affirms «rester constructive».
The head of government “comes from a political family which has 47 deputies. Normally, this should lead to discussion!”estimates the boss of the RN, who maintains her threat to vote for censure next week on the Social Security budget if she does not obtain new concessions.
If the Prime Minister refused to negotiate with the RN, he would then take responsibility himself “the decision to trigger censorship”warns Marine Le Pen in this interview as the National Assembly is called to vote on Monday on the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS).
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Without a majority, Michel Barnier could activate article 49.3 of the Constitution which allows approval without a vote, but exposes the government to a motion of censure. This would be submitted to the Assembly for a vote no earlier than Wednesday, and if the RN added its votes to those of the left, the government would fall.
Marine Le Pen says she remains “constructive”
The head of the National Rally, who has hardened her tone against the government over the past week, denies having set an ultimatum for the Prime Minister until Monday and assures that she will remain «constructive»deploring that the head of government did not contact the RN more quickly to prepare his 2025 budget.
Received last Monday for the first time at Matignon, Marine Le Pen underlines that if her party had not wanted “participate in developing a budget”she would have “had the Prime Minister censored upon his appointment”.
She claims to have “drawn barely 10% of the measurements” of the counter-budget presented by the National Rally “to make them red lines, namely eliminations of taxes or duties with, in return, new revenue, since we obviously do not want to worsen the deficit”.
Believing that the red lines of the RN remain “reasonable”she says she is embarrassed by the government which “gives with the right hand what he receives with the left hand”estimating that its reduction in the electricity tax is offset in the budget by an increase in the price of gas.
“I have voters, who have the right to be heard and who made my movement the first group in the National Assembly”insists Marine Le Pen, who is not calling for the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron, unlike the left or even LR Jean-François Copé. “It’s his decision and no one else’s”she emphasizes.
