The days are now numbered for Michel Barnier in Matignon after having triggered article 49.3 on the Social Security budget on Monday in the Assembly. A motion of censure from the NFP will be debated this Wednesday, December 4, while the RN has promised to vote with the left, which should cause the fall of the government in place.
THE ESSENTIAL
- Michel Barnier triggered l’article 49.3Monday in the National Assembly, in order to have the Social Security budget adopted without a vote.
- In the process, the NFP filed a motion of censure. It will be debated this Wednesday from 4 p.m. The RN should add its votes to the left.
- The government would then be censored. This is why Emmanuel Macron been testing names for several days to succeed Michel Barnier at Matignon.
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1:05 p.m. | The Liot group will not vote on the motion of censure
“None of the Liot deputies intend to vote for censure tomorrow,” declared Harold Huwart, spokesperson for the Libertés, Independents, Overseas and Territories (Liot) group, during a press briefing.
12:50 p.m. | Who will take over from Michel Barnier?
While the government should fall this Wednesday, with the vote on the motions of censure tabled, a new question arises: who will succeed Michel Barnier at Matignon? According to several media, the president has already started discussions.
Asked about this on France Inter, Marc Fesneau, leader of the Modem deputies, gave his opinion. “Obviously François Bayrou is in this frame of mind, but it’s not just a question of the man,” he declared.
For his part, Olivier Faure called for a “left-wing Prime Minister” but said he was open “to compromise” with the central bloc.
12:30 p.m. | The RN's motion of censure “is of no use”, according to Panot
The leader of the LFI deputies considers that the motion of censure tabled by the RN “is of no use”. “We (the NFP deputies) are 193. Our motion, since we are more numerous and it was tabled first, will be examined first,” declared Mathilde Panot, before adding: “So, it is the motion carried by the New Popular Front which will be adopted the one carried by Marine Le Pen comes behind and is of no use.
12 hours | Lucie Castets still open to an appointment at Matignon
Nominated NFP candidate for Matignon before the appointment of Michel Barnier, Lucie Castets says she is still ready to take the position. She affirmed this Tuesday morning on franceinfo “to be prepared to govern with the forces of the New Popular Front and with leaders of civil society who have a lot to contribute in terms of reflection on the public policy to be pursued”.
“If it appears that someone is more suited and in a better position to play this role as Prime Minister, I will not make it a personal matter,” she added.
Lucie Castets during a visit to the Duralex factory. Photo Christelle Gaujard
11:30 a.m. | Matignon accuses the RN of having refused three interviews before resorting to 49.3
While the National Rally complains of contempt from the government, Matignon affirms that the far-right party refused several meetings before this Monday and the use of 49.3.
“In recent weeks, Marine Le Pen's bodyguards have refused a meeting at Matignon three times on the grounds that they would come back to us at the right time. Surprising to see the RN say that they were received too late,” said confided a member of the Prime Minister's entourage to our colleagues at BFMTV.
10:50 a.m. | Censorship “is not the magic solution”, according to Guillaume Kasbarian
“Michel Barnier has always listened, engaged in dialogue with parliamentarians and until the last minute he proposed to move a certain number of lines,” declared the Minister of the Civil Service Guillaume Kasbarian, invited this Tuesday on South Radio.
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“Before pressing the button, everyone must be aware of the potential consequences for the French,” he said, before adding: “This censorship is not for or against Emmanuel Macron! It’s not the magic solution.”
Guillaume Kasbarian. Photo Quentin Reix
10:35 a.m. | The motion of censure against the Barnier government will be debated on Wednesday at 4 p.m., according to a parliamentary source
The debate followed by a vote on the motions of censure tabled by the left and the National Rally against the government of Michel Barnier will take place on Wednesday from 4 p.m., we learned on Tuesday from parliamentary sources.
The motion of censure tabled by the left-wing alliance of the New Popular Front has every chance of being adopted since the RN has announced its support. The text presented by Marine Le Pen's party should conversely not be supported by the NFP.
10:20 a.m. | Faure's scathing response to Pannier-Runacher
“Have socialists and ecologists lost their sense of responsibility?” asked Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecological Transition, on X this Tuesday morning.
A question to which Olivier Faure, First Secretary of the PS, responded immediately. “It takes some nerve to criticize the left for voting for censorship while being in a government which sought salvation in an agreement with the far right by promising a new immigration law and the end of medical aid for 'state,” he wrote on X.
10:10 a.m. | Which Prime Minister holds the record for the number of uses of 49.3?
Monday, Michel Barnier drew his first 49.3 on the Social Security budget vote. It is not clear that the Prime Minister would use this power. Before him, Elisabeth Borne used this article 23 times. But, contrary to what one might think, she does not hold the record. We tell you everything in this article.
9:50 a.m. | “Michel Barnier will have censorship and dishonor,” says Marine Tondelier
The 49.3 hired on Monday by the Prime Minister “will leave traces”, launched Marine Tondelier, invited this Tuesday morning on franceinfo. Michel Barnier “will have censorship and dishonor,” she declared.
“What do you still want us to expect from Michel Barnier?” asked the national secretary of the Ecologists, before adding: “Either they are discussing with us, or with the National Rally: we have understood their line, but there , they should come back to the right side of history.”
Marine Tondelier. Photo Thomas JOUHANNAUD
9:30 a.m. | “A dangerous, unfair and punitive budget”: Marine Le Pen justifies government censorship
Targeted by several ministers this Tuesday morning, Marine Le Pen explains her decision to vote for censorship of the government on the Social Security budget.
The head of the RN denounces on X (ex-Twitter) the “eccentric and ridiculous explanations” of certain ministers. She specifies “the one and only” reason “which guided [le] choice” of the National Rally: “Protect the French from a dangerous, unjust and punitive budget which also aggravates the already monstrous deficits of seven years of macronism.”
9 a.m. | Olivier Faure does not want Emmanuel Macron to resign
The First Secretary of the PS does not demand the resignation of President Macron. “It’s an illusion that we cannot maintain,” he said on RMC-BFMTV. “The time has not come to bring down” the head of state, added Olivier Faure.
8:50 a.m. | Michel Barnier “only reached out to Marine Le Pen”, protests Olivier Faure
Guest on BFMTV-RMC, Olivier Faure believes that Michel Barnier “never sought to discuss” with the Socialist Party regarding the budget.
“We sought for two months to negotiate with the Prime Minister, to make proposals, to tell him that there was another possible path, and the Prime Minister only extended his hand to Marine Le Pen,” denounces the First Secretary of the PS.
In addition, Olivier Faure asked Emmanuel Macron to appoint a left-wing Prime Minister.
8:30 a.m. | Antoine Armand believes that “it is the country that we are putting in danger”
The Minister of Economy and Finance, invited on France 2, deplored the consequences of a motion of censure which would be voted by the deputies and whose “result would be economic and financial instability.”
“It is not the government and the budget that we are censoring, but the country that we are putting in danger. If interest rates increase tomorrow, if taxes increase, the French will pay the consequences,” he said. he declared.
The boss of Bercy notably recalls that government censorship would result in 380,000 households being included in the income tax scale while 18 million would pay more.
8:15 a.m. | Michel Barnier will speak at the 20 Hours of TF1 and France 2 this Tuesday evening
Michel Barnier, whose government is threatened with censorship in the Assembly after the activation of 49.3 on the draft Social Security budget, will be the guest of France 2 and TF1 on Tuesday evening, announced France Télévisions. The Prime Minister will answer questions from Anne-Sophie Lapix (France 2) and Gilles Bouleau (TF1) live from Matignon in the 20 Heures newspaper.
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8:10 a.m. | Motion of censure: what will happen if the government falls?
Risk on borrowing rates, budgetary crisis, unknown political situation… An overthrow of the centre-right minority government of Michel Barnier, which could take place as early as Wednesday December 4, would open a period of multiple uncertainties in France. We explain everything to you in this article.
8 hours | Hello everyone !
Welcome to this live broadcast to follow a new lively political day after the 49.3 used on Monday by Michel Barnier.
