The special law adopted unanimously. With 481 votes for and zero against, the National Assembly unanimously adopted Monday by the deputies present the special law aimed at compensating for the absence of a 2025 budget. The text, tabled in reaction to the censorship of Michel Barnier and the he political impasse hindering the adoption of a budget for 2025 will be examined on Wednesday in the Senate with a view to final adoption.
Bayrou will answer “questions to the Prime Minister” this Tuesday. François Bayrou will participate this Tuesday in the National Assembly in a session of “questions to the Prime Minister”, instead of the traditional “questions to the government”. According to a parliamentary source, this could be a “means of purging the risk of unconstitutionality” which could be tainted by the special law, compensating for the lack of budget, if it were voted on during a week devoid of questions to the government.
François Bayrou remains mayor of Pau and advocates the accumulation of mandates. From the municipal council of Pau, François Bayrou advocates the accumulation of mandates for ministers and parliamentarians and justifies his desire to remain mayor of the city despite his appointment to Matignon: “We must re-root political responsibilities in society, the villages , neighborhoods, cities […] We made a mistake by making local and national responsibilities incompatible,” he asserts. He cites as examples Pierre Mauroy, Gaston Deferre, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Jacques Chirac, all of whom remained mayors in addition to their ministerial functions.
Marine Le Pen claims to have been “listened to” by Bayrou. “I was listened to,” declared Marine Le Pen after her interview with François Bayrou, in which Jordan Bardella also participated. “It is perhaps a little early to say that we have been heard, but we have been listened to,” she added.
The socialists welcome “a serious and cordial exchange”. As they left Matignon, the socialist leaders welcomed “a serious and cordial exchange” while acknowledging that they had “remained hungry”. “We have no indications on the way in which the Prime Minister intends to govern”, “we will need other meetings to be able to move forward”, launched Olivier Faure, first secretary of the PS.
The LR want to be represented “significantly” in government if Bayrou’s “road map” suits them. The Republicans (LR) asked François Bayrou on Monday to “clarify his government roadmap”, calling on the Prime Minister to integrate them “significantly” into his team if his project suits them, said the head of the LR senators. Mathieu Darnaud.
