In a column Thursday, November 21 in Le Monde, the leaders of the New Popular Front warn Michel Barnier that if he persists in wanting to bypass Parliament and trample on the July 7 vote of the French to impose his budget by 49.3, our parliamentary groups will table a motion of censure
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The text, aiming to show the unity of the left, is co-signed by Manuel Bompard (LFI), Olivier Faure (PS), Fabien Roussel (PCF), Marine Tondelier (Les Écologues) but also Lucie Castets, always presented as candidate of the New Popular Front in Matignon
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A way of remembering, the day after the declarations of Marine Le Pen threatening to vote for censorship if the purchasing power of the French is reduced
that the left is the first opposition force, even if it can only bring down the government with the support of the RN.
Left-wing leaders support the budget profoundly transformed in the Assembly under our leadership
at first reading – but rejected in session – and which made it possible to improve the living conditions of the vast majority of French people by placing the effort solely on the wealthiest and the largest companies
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Like Marine Le Pen, the parliamentary leaders of the left will be received at Matignon at the beginning of next week but it is unlikely that they will come out satisfied.
Censorship, what next?
The possibility of a financial crisis, agitated by the executive in the event of rejection of the budget, just like the appeal to stability
launched by Emmanuel Macron since the G20, hardly seem to have any influence over them.
Especially since, according to an Elabe poll, 51% of French people – including 61% of RN voters and 72% of NFP voters – want a motion of censure.
However, the left leaders do not mention in their forum a common strategy after overthrowing Michel Barnier.
Even though Lucie Castets remains their official candidate, Olivier Faure indicated on BFMTV that he does not believe that Emmanuel Macron will call him to Matignon.
If part of the socialists could support a nomination of Bernard Cazeneuve, this would imply an alliance with the central bloc which would divide them and would be rejected by the rest of the NFP. And, in the event of a prolonged crisis, Olivier Faure judges that an early presidential election would not be a good solution
unlike LFI.
Proof that trust is fragile, the socialists are suspected of double-dealing by their partners. If socialists are missing from the call (on censorship), it would be an extremely negative message
warned ecologist Sandrine Rousseau on France info.
The Macronists outside?
Michel Barnier also has to deal with the standoff between Macronists and LR within his own coalition, which is unusual in France.
The Minister of the Economy Antoine Armand thus triggered a mini-storm by opposing his Prime Minister on the elimination of reductions in employer contributions – even reduced from four to three billion euros by the Senate – which displease Gabriel Attal, for whom they go against the supply policy sustained since 2017.
If Antoine Armand received the support of his Macronist counterpart from Industry Marc Ferracci, he was tackled on RMC by that of Transport, LR François Durovray, for whom we must express ourselves within the family, not outside
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And Mr. Armand revived speculation about an exit from the Macronist government by saying Above all
member of the family Together for the Republic
before being Minister of Michel Barnier
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We cannot be associated with decisions that are against everything we have supported
admits a Macronist parliamentarian.
