If François Bayrou manages to have a budget adopted and to remain in Matignon, he will perhaps owe it to some of his historical political adversaries, starting with the socialists. After initial positive contacts with Bercy and Matignon, the deputies of the Socialist Party (PS) decided, in a group meeting, Tuesday January 7, to initiate real negotiations on a budgetary agreement with the government led by the centrist. “There was no dissension on the subject,” said one participant. New meetings took place immediately between the socialists and officials from the Ministry of the Economy. Others are planned in the coming days. A document summarizing the specific demands of the PS was also sent to the government.
On both sides, the objective is clear. The aim is to reach a global agreement between now and the general policy declaration to be delivered by François Bayrou on January 14. The government would like to agree with the moderate left on a sufficiently consensual draft budget so that it does not vote for censure in the likely event that the Prime Minister uses article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass his budget. without a vote.
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