The motion of censure presented by the New Popular Front and voted for by the National Rally, was adopted this Wednesday, December 4, bringing down the government of Michel Barnier. “Historic day“, “irresponsibility“, “failure of the Barnier method“. Overview of the first reactions among the deputies of the different blocs of the National Assembly.
And “historic day“. In fact, this is only the second time under the Ve Republic, after the overthrow of the Pompidou government in 1962, that a Prime Minister is censored by the National Assembly. The sign that “lThe only sovereign in a Republic and a democracy is the people“, considered the president of the deputies of France insoumise, Mathilde Panotwho welcomed this result which will force Michel Barnier to submit his resignation to Emmanuel Macron. “The government tried to escape censure by choosing dishonor. He will have had dishonor and censure“, she said, referring to the concessions made to the National Rally in recent days, in particular on the dereimbursement of medicines which the Prime Minister announced the abandonment on Monday.
“Tonight, my feeling is not one of satisfaction”, for his part reacted president of the Socialists group, Boris Vallaudon the set of TF1, evoking the “gravity” of the outcome of the motion of censure, sounding “the failure of the Barnier method“. “Today, what is important is to build something else, rely on universal suffrageon the result of the legislative elections which had placed the NFP in the lead“, for his part, estimated the leader of communist deputies, André Chassaigne. Likewise, the president of the Ecologist and social group, Cyrielle Chatelainevoked “another possible path“.
On the side of “common core” groups that supported the government by Michel Barnier, Marie-Christine Dalloz (Republican Right) mentioned on LCP “pure irresponsibility” of the National Rally and the New Popular Front, particularly with regard to the economic context and the financial situation of the country. “Within eight days our interest rates will explode“, predicted the MP.
In the same spirit, Mathieu Lefèvre (Together for the Republic) described the moment as “grave“on the social network X (formerly Twitter).”Tonight's vote must serve as an electric shock in the rejection of extremes driven by chaos“, he also indicated, when his group colleague Marie Lebec (EPR) denounced in a press release “an act of sabotage“orchestrated by”an unlikely alliance [menaçant] the balance of the Republic“.
Guest of TF1, Marine Le Pen justified his group's choice to support the left's motion of censure by the desire to “protect the French“. “I don’t consider it a victory,” said the president of the National Rally group to the Assembly, before trying to reassure about possible turbulence resulting from the fall of the government and the period of instability to come. “Our institutions are made of granite“, she also argued. “There will be a special law which will allow continuity in the life of the Nation. And then there will be the appointment of a Prime Minister and he himself will work on a budget again”considered Marine Le Pen on the evening of a day which illustrates more than ever the unprecedented political situation resulting from the early legislative elections from last summer.
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