A day of high tension. The National Assembly decides, Monday, December 2, on the very sensitive Social Security financing bill (PLFSS). The text, resulting from a compromise between a committee of senators and deputies, will be examined in session from 3 p.m. As it stands, it should not be voted on by either the left or the far right, in a deeply divided chamber. The government could use 49.3 of the Constitution to adopt it, which would expose it to a motion of censure from the left and the National Rally. Follow our live stream.
Marine Le Pen accuses Matignon of having “ended the discussion”. “The government has expressed its wish not to modify the PLFSS, this is extremely clear and we have taken note of this”, assured Marine Le Pen on Sunday, after a meeting with the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella. The latter left the threat of a motion of censure against the government of Michel Barnier, in a message posted on X.
The government “remains open to dialogue”. The entourage of Minister of Public Accounts, Laurent Saint-Martin, told franceinfo on Sunday that “the budget debate continues”. The executive “remains open to dialogue as it has been from the beginning”added Matignon.
The “revenue” part adopted in the Senate. The Upper House approved, on Sunday, the first part of the state budget for 2025, with 200 votes to 15. The session was disrupted by numerous incidents, the three left-wing groups (socialist, environmentalist, communist), in the minority , having decided to demonstrate their “anger” by deserting the hemicycle and boycotting the last hours of debate and the vote.
