LHis tone was deliberately alarmist. Guest of 8 p.m. on TF1, Tuesday November 26, Michel Barnier knows that the next few weeks will be decisive, he who does not know today if his Social Security financing bill will be voted on. “The moment is very serious,” he said. “It is the vote on the nation's budget which is in question, and which conditions the life of municipalities, the State, hospitals. »
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Asked about a possible motion of censure, which worries the executive, he denounced an “unlikely but possible alliance between the voices of Mr. Mélenchon, of the extreme left, of LFI, and the voices of the National Rally, to which would be joined the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the Greens.” In the event that it is voted on, “there is no longer a budget, we will have to resume a discussion, there will be emergency measures, there will be a storm and serious turbulence on the financial markets,” he said. he warned.
ALSO READ Due to lack of budget, is an American-style “shutdown” possible in France? The Prime Minister made no secret of the possibility of using article 49.3 of the Constitution, which allows him to have a text adopted without a vote by the National Assembly, thereby engaging the government's responsibility. “I did not do 49.3 straight away to cut off the discussion,” he declared, claiming that he “respects Parliament” and “wanted it to debate until the end”.
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While the budget is now debated in the Senate, he mentioned “then a vote probably with a 49.3 in the National Assembly because there is no majority”, justifying being “obligated” to do so. He also announced the launch of “work led by political scientist Pascal Perrineau” on the question of proportional voting in the election of deputies. A long-standing request from the National Rally.
ALSO READ Michel Barnier or quiet weakness He subsequently ruled out any desire to resign: “It’s because times are hard that I am happy with my work. I hope to be Prime Minister for as long as possible, and it is up to the National Assembly to decide. » This week, Michel Barnier continues consultations with the leaders of the opposition parties. The Senate voted on Tuesday, November 26, for the 2025 finance bill. The text should then return to the National Assembly, in session, on December 18.
